HV Electrician – Residential Gladstone

• The perfect balance, our rosters 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.

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.

About the role

We are looking for a High Voltage Electrical Maintainer to work in the Power Supply team to ensure duties are performed in a safe, efficient manner with a focus on teamwork and quality results.

You will be working a 9 day fortnight, 10 hour roster. Reporting to the Electrical Maintenance Crew Leader and working in the Power Supply maintenance team you will be:

• Responsible for the maintenance and continuous improvement of high voltage assets, infrastructure, and distribution systems

• Understand high voltage and maintenance procedures and work practices and maintain consistent application of standards

• Identifying root causes of breakdowns and implementing solutions to eliminate them

• Operate the high voltage assets to ensure a continuity of electrical supply to Boyne Smelter

• Preparing, checking and participating in high voltage switching procedures.

• Liaising with external power providers

• Leading teams as required to complete specific task or projects

• Ability to work effectively both within a team and independently

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset.

• Valid C Class drivers licence.

• An Australian 'A' grade Electrical licence.

• A High Voltage Isolation and Access (HVIA) certificate is desirable.

• Relevant experience in an heavy industrial environment.

• Strong ability to clearly communicate with team members and stakeholders.

• A willingness to learn and enthusiasm to develop new skills as required.

• Good computer skills including the use of SAP would be desirable.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks.

• High Voltage experience or exposure up to 275kV Equipment.

• Familiarity with Honeywell Experion Control Systems.

What we offer 

• Full relocation provided to Gladstone, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 

• 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 & salary packaging options 

• Career development & 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, 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

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Where you’ll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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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