Mobile Equipment Maintenance Inspector – Heavy Duty Diesel
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion·
- Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
- Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
- Family-friendly rosters
About the role:
Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for Mobile Equipment Maintenance Inspector to provide technical assistance, support, and expert advice on continuous improvement practices on a day-to-day basis to Mobile Equipment Maintenance primarily focused on Le Tourneau and CAT Loaders.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced HD Fitter who is ready to take the next step into an inspector role.
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.
Reporting to Supervisor Asset Health, and working in a collaborative community within Mobile Maintenance, you will:
- Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices.
- Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
- Provide appropriate coaching, mentoring and technical support to Mobile Equipment Maintenance
- Perform comprehensive and holistic routine inspections of heavy mobile equipment to correctly scope and prioritise jobs, determining repair action when required
- Conduct adhoc equipment inspections where required and carry out smaller opportune repairs (high risk and/or quick fix tasks) within allocated inspection duration. Follow breakdown escalation process if unable to repair on spot
- Actively work towards increasing equipment reliability as well as availability
- Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks and repairs to a high standard to minimise downtime (e.g. rework)
What you’ll bring:
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Computer skills and previous experience with SAP or similar
- Sound knowledge of legislation and proactive maintenance principles
- Experience maintaining HME equipment – Le Tourneau and CAT Loaders.
- Excellent diagnostic fault-finding abilities
- Good understanding of SAP maintenance systems or similar
- Ability to work cooperatively in a small team, demonstrating flexibility to business requirements
- A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual) or higher
- Heavy Equipment or Diesel Mechanical Fitter or similar trade qualification
- Current HVIA certificate, HLTCPR201A Perform CPR
- Current Confined Space and Working at Heights certificate
- High Risk Work Licences preferred – LF, WP
What we offer:
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- Full domestic relocation assistance provided, including company housing provided in all residential towns, with subsidised living expenses including rent and utilities
- 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
- Extensive salary sacrifices and salary packaging options
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Assistance with boarding costs for students in primary, secondary or post-secondary education
- Company provided insurance cover
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
- 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
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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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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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 and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.
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Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
01
Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
02
Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
03
Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
04
Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.



















