- Competitive salary plus bonus and outstanding employee benefits
- Multiple roster opportunities across Tiwai, offering flexibility and work-life balance
- Make Southland home, with relocation assistance available for eligible successful candidates
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values, care, courage and curiosity, guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for qualified Electrical Tradespeople to join our teams at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), Tiwai Point.
This is a great opportunity for experienced, hands-on electricians who enjoy fault-finding, solving practical problems and working in a large-scale industrial environment. Across Tiwai, our electrical teams support a diverse range of plant, equipment and operational areas, creating opportunities to broaden your experience and continue developing your technical capability.
We have a variety of work patterns and rosters across site, depending on the team and operational area. This includes day-work arrangements and rostered positions, giving you the opportunity to explore a work pattern that suits both your career and lifestyle.
Based at Tiwai Point, near Invercargill, you can build a rewarding career with Rio Tinto while enjoying everything Southland has to offer, including shorter commutes and easy access to some of New Zealand’s best outdoor experiences. Previous NZAS adverts also position Southland around affordable living, outdoor activities and proximity to destinations such as Queenstown.
Depending on your role and area across site, you may be responsible for:
- Completing planned, preventative and breakdown electrical maintenance
- Diagnosing faults and repairing industrial electrical equipment, machinery and plant
- Delivering safe, reliable maintenance within operational and production requirements
- Supporting electrical projects and improvement work across site
- Sharing your knowledge and supporting the development of apprentices and team members
- Contributing to a positive, inclusive and safety-focused team environment
About you
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- New Zealand electrical registration and a current practising licence
- Electrical maintenance, diagnostic or fault-finding experience, ideally within an industrial environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and the flexibility to respond to planned and unplanned work
- The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- A current New Zealand or Australian driver licence
Why join NZAS at Tiwai?
- Relocation assistance available for eligible successful candidates
- 10% employer contribution to your retirement fund
- Southern Cross health insurance for you and your immediate family
- Short-Term Incentive (STI) performance bonus
- Annual salary reviews and annual increases
- Annual leave with leave loading
- Paid parental leave
- Long service leave provisions
- Rio Tinto employee share scheme
- Free bus transport from Invercargill and Ōtātara to Tiwai
- Different roster opportunities across site, depending on the role
- Career development and progression opportunities across Rio Tinto
- Structured development plans and self-education assistance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your whānau
- Rio Tinto employee discounts
- Family-friendly events and activities
- Employee recognition through the Rockstar programme
Where you’ll be working
New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter at Tiwai Point offers the opportunity to build your career within a large-scale industrial operation while enjoying a distinctly Southland lifestyle.
Located near Invercargill, Tiwai provides the opportunity to build a long-term career without giving up the things that matter outside of work. With short commutes, affordable living and access to fishing, hiking, mountain biking, snow sports and Southland’s natural landscapes, there is plenty to discover beyond the site gates. only 2.5 hours from Queenstown.
Aross Tiwai, there are a range of ways to build your future with us.
Ready to apply?
If you’re a qualified electrician looking for your next opportunity, whether that’s greater technical challenge, career development, a different roster or a move to Southland, we’d love to hear from you.
Bring your skills to Tiwai and discover what a career and lifestyle in Southland could look like for you.
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About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
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Llevamos 150 años dedicados a la minería y trabajamos con conocimientos acumulados a lo largo de generaciones y continentes. Nuestro propósito es encontrar mejores formas de proporcionar los materiales que el mundo necesita, esforzándonos por innovar y mejorar continuamente para producir materiales con bajas emisiones y según las normas medioambientales, sociales y de gobernanza adecuadas. Pero no podemos hacerlo solos, así que nos centramos en crear asociaciones para resolver problemas, crear situaciones beneficiosas para todos y aprovechar las oportunidades.
En Rio Tinto, acogemos con especial agrado y alentamos las solicitudes de los pueblos indígenas, las mujeres, la comunidad LGBTQIA+, los trabajadores maduros, las personas con discapacidad y las personas de diferentes orígenes culturales.
Estamos comprometidos con un ambiente inclusivo donde las personas se sientan cómodas siendo ellas mismas. Queremos que nuestra gente sienta que se escuchan todas las voces, que se respetan todas las culturas y que la variedad de perspectivas no sólo es bienvenida, sino que es esencial para nuestro éxito. Nos tratamos unos a otros con justicia y dignidad, independientemente de la raza, el sexo, la nacionalidad, el origen étnico, la religión, la edad, la orientación sexual o cualquier otra cosa que nos haga serquienes somos.
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Trabajar en Rio Tinto
Ayúdanos a aportar los materiales que hacen posible el progreso humano.
El avión en el que vas acaba de aterrizar. Enciendes el móvil y sacas el portátil del compartimento superior. Inmediatamente te pones a trabajar, a miles de kilómetros de tu oficina. ¿Alguna vez te has detenido a pensar en todos los materiales que hacen posible la vida en el siglo XXI? En Río Tinto descubrimos, desarrollamos y aportamos los materiales que impulsan el progreso humano. Cuando trabajas con nosotros, vivirás ventajas que no encontrarás en ningún otro lugar.
Nuestro proceso de solicitud
01
Postularse
El primer paso es postularse para el rol. Puedes presentarte con tu perfil de LinkedIn o subir tu currículo. También pediremos que respondas algunas preguntas antes de enviar tu solicitud.
02
Pasar evaluaciones
Nuestras evaluaciones están diseñadas para ayudarnos a determinar si eres compatible para el puesto. Te haremos saber cuáles tendrás que completar.
03
Entrevista
La entrevista se podrá realizar en persona o en línea. Es la oportunidad perfecta para conocerte mejor, responder a tus preguntas y conversar de la emocionante oportunidad profesional que has solicitado.
04
Ofertas y controles
En esta fase, te comunicaremos si te hemos seleccionado, en cuyo caso será necesario realizar un par de controles, como una verificación de antecedentes o de seguridad. Es posible que tengas que someterte a una evaluación médica, dependiendo del puesto solicitado.
05
Integración al equipo Rio Tinto
Una vez completados las verificaciones, nos comunicaremos para definir la fecha de inicio y responder a cualquier pregunta que puedas tener antes de unirte a nuestro equipo.