Electrical & Instrumentation Fitters

Rio Tinto; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive program

Comprehensive medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary packaging options

Career development & education

Family-friendly wellbeing support

Paid leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto is recruiting for an Electrical & Instrumentation Fitter to join the Services & Scrubbing team at Boyne Smelters, near Gladstone. The role involves keeping electrical and instrumentation systems running safely and reliably to support production and environmental performance.

This permanent position offers a competitive salary, annual incentives, and a broad benefits package. You will work on a 9-day roster and be part of a team that prioritises safety and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Australian A-grade Electrical licence required.
• Cert 3 Instrumentation Certificate.
• Experience with instrumentation, motors, VSDs and MCC fault-finding.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, calibrate, repair and service fixed plant electrical assets including conveyors, scrubbers and instrumentation.
• Maintain and replace electrical equipment across plant areas.
• Execute planned and unplanned breakdown maintenance.
• Calibrate and service process instrumentation measuring conditions.
• Work with PLCs, instrumentation, motor drives and MCC control systems.
• Promote safety and performance improvements; operate at heights.

Skills

Electrical license

SCADA exposure

Instrumentation experience

PLC fault-finding

Education

Cert 3 Instrumentation Certificate

Australian A-grade Electrical licence

Tools

PLC & SCADA system knowledge

Job description

Electrical & Instrumentation Fitters - Services & Scrubbing

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual Incentives 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

We're Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

2026 has seen a lot of changes and growth. We now have a permanent position foran experienced Electrical & Instrumentation Technician, to join our Services and Scrubbing team at Boyne Smelter, Gladstone.

Our Team is responsible for keeping the scrubbing, conveyor, electrical, instrumentation and control systems running safely and reliably so the smelter can maintain production and environmental performance.

Living in Gladstone offers the perfect balance combining all of the services and facilities that you expect from a city with a relaxed coastal lifestyle - incredible beaches, easy access to visit world class reefs and national parks.

Roles and responsibilities:

Reporting to the Team leader, and working a 9 Day Roster, you role will involve:

• Troubleshooting, calibrating, repair and service of fixed plant electrical assets which includes Conveyors, Scrubbers, fume extraction equipment, Instrumentation and Analysers, power distribution and switchgear equipment.
• Maintaining and replacing electrical equipment
• Execution of planned and unplanned breakdown maintenance
• Calibrate, repair and service instruments measuring process conditions.
• Work on PLCs, instrumentation, motor drives (VSDs), MCCs and control systems.
• Ability to work effectively both within a team and independently.
• Promote opportunities to improve safety and performance. Working at heights.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• An Australian 'A' grade Electrical licence
• Cert 3 Instrumentation Certificate
• PLC & SCADA exposure.
• Experience with Instrumentation, motors, VSDs & MCC fault-finding experience.
• Experience maintaining conveyors or process plant equipment.

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

What we offer

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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you'll be working

Boyne Smelters

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.

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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 LGBTQ+ 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.