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Job Title


Fixed Plant Mechanical Fitter


Company : RioTinto


Location : Weipa, Australia


Created : 2025-04-13


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Residential Role with full relocation provided live in Weipa, a beautiful coastal community in Far North Queensland and upgrade your lifestyle with incredible outdoor adventures and water-based activitiesAdvance your career supportive leaders who will provide opportunities to learn and growPermanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life betterAbout the roleWe are looking for experienced Mechanical Maintainers to join our friendly and high performing Plant Maintenance team based at our newest operation Amrun. Youll maintain the sites fixed plant equipment to ensure this critical equipment is available to meet operational requirements.Youll live in the idyllic coastal town of Weipa, with full relocation provided, working our new lifestyle roster; 7 days on, 7 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off. These roles are based at Amrun (Southern Operations) where you will stay at our newly built camp during shifts and commute back to Weipa on days off, with an additional allowance to compensate for time away from home.This is a fantastic opportunity for people with a strong work ethic, commitment to learning and a can do attitude who are looking to live an incredible lifestyle with adventure and world-class water activities on your doorstep. With a supportive leadership team and a development plan in place, well help you achieve success and progress your career.What youll bringA commitment to the safety of yourself and your teamRespect for others and an all-inclusive mindsetA C class drivers licenseRelevant Mechanical Trade qualificationMaintenance & breakdown experience in some or all of the following Conveyors, Crushers, Vibrating Screens, HydraulicsThe ability to communicate effectively within a team environmentThe ability to be flexible within the role and adapt to a changing environmentIf you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn''t align 100%, we still want to hear from you.We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure, we strongly encourage women to apply.What we offerFull relocation provided to Far North Queensland from elsewhere in AustraliaWeipa accommodation benefitRemote area allowanceRemote area holiday travel assistanceBe recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing youve helped the world progress.A work environment where safety is always the number one priorityA permanent position working directly for Rio TintoA competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive programComprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate familyAttractive share ownership planCompany provided insurance coverExtensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging optionsCareer development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitionsOngoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing supportLeave for all of lifes 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 themExclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and moreWhere youll be workingOur Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite.Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforceincluding 26 percent who are women and 25 percent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape.About Rio TintoRio 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 cant do it on our own, so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.Every Voice MattersAt 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr