Heavy Duty Fitter – Residential – Tom Price

Heavy Duty Fitter – Residential – Tom Price

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
• Fantastic residential roster and lifestyle in a beautiful location – Tom Price

Together we build the future

Join our supportive teams at on our Pilbara Operations and you’ll have opportunities to learn and continue to grow your career as we find better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

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.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

About the Role

We are looking for a Heavy-Duty Fitter to join the Mobile Maintenance Team at our Tom Price and Wester Turner Syncline Mining Operations. These are permanent, residential positions based in Tom Price, working 4 days on, 3 nights on and 7 days off, 4 days on, 4 nights on, 6 days off.

You will be responsible for carrying out inspections, scheduled and breakdown maintenance to our fleet of heavy mobile equipment. Our fleet consists of Komatsu haul trucks, CAT Dozers, Graders and Loaders along with a fleet of ancillary and pumping equipment.

We offer subsidised housing where you and your family will be able to explore the incredible Pilbara region and have access to excellent sporting and recreational facilities as well as a shopping centre, medical and education facilities.

Reporting to the Mobile Maintenance Supervisor and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Mobile Maintenance Teams, you will be required to:

• Maintain a high level of safety awareness and comply with all RTIO Company Policies and procedures
• Conduct routine inspections of the digger fleet and determine repair action when required
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement projects – increasing safety whilst reducing risk & cost
• Utilise SAP to ensure that maintenance tasks are recorded, assigned correctly and completed to the relevant standard / specification

This role is open to applicants who have a desire to relocate to Tom Price, Western Australia.

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A Heavy-Duty Fitter or Plant Mechanic Trade Qualification
• Previous experience in maintaining and fault diagnosing open cut mining equipment.
• Experience working on Komatsu 830E trucks, Letourneau 1850 loaders, Hitachi 2500 & 3600 excavators and CAT graders, dozers and water carts.
• A current Western Australian C class driver's license
• A strong commitment to safety
• Must be living in Australia and eligible to work without requiring visa sponsorship

What’s on offer

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• A site visit for successful candidates including partners.
• Full domestic relocation to Tom Price 
• Subsidised housing options
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• A broad range of employee discounts in banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders. In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Where we’re all welcome  

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 who we are.  

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   

Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

Who we are

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 over 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you will be working

Tom Price is in the central Pilbara, west of Karijini National Park and is our original Pilbara mine, currently employing residential and fly in fly out employees. It is known as one of the most attractive towns in the Pilbara with a high school, 2 primary schools, a hospital and a high standard of recreational facilities. 

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. You may also be required to complete on-line assessments as part of the selection process. 

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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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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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