Condition Monitoring / Asset Health Technician – Residential

Condition Monitoring / Asset Health Technician – Fixed Plant

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• Fantastic career development opportunity
• 8 days on, 6 days off Residential – Paraburdoo

About the role  

We are looking for a Fixed Plant Condition Monitoring / Asset Health Technician for a residential opportunity located at our Paraburdoo mining operation. This role is a great opportunity for a safety conscious individual looking to continually improve and contribute to our culture and world class asset.

You’ll be part of a friendly and high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work 8 days on, 6 off roster which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

This role is for applicants willing to permanently relocate to Paraburdoo, Western Australia.

Reporting to the Fixed Plant Asset Health Supervisor, you will safely execute routine and unplanned structural and condition-based maintenance activities on fixed plant assets, using specialised techniques such as visual, vibration analysis, ultrasonic and eddy current testing

What you’ll bring   

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset  
• A working knowledge of computerised maintenance management systems such as SAP
• Mechanical Trade qualification and/or reliability engineering Background
• VCAT 2 qualification
• A Manual C-class Australian driver’s licence
• A readiness for a proactive and flexible approach to fluctuating 
  workloads
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise between 
  competing tasks with strong analytical skills.
• The right to work in Australia without requiring a business sponsorship

Desirable

• NDT Level 1
• Thermography Level 1
• Oil Analysis Level 1
• Emerson Machinery Health Manager Software (MHM)

 What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Relocation to Paraburdoo, including a town visit.
• Subsidised housing
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with Annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

Join our team and be a part of driving value through efficient maintenance operations. If you have the technical expertise and collaborative spirit we're looking for, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our dynamic team.

Applications for this role will close on 28/02/2026, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.

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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 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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