Maintainer Mechanical - Bell Bay Aluminium

Riotinto; Bell Bay; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Competitive base salary and annual up‑

Comprehensive medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Salary sacrifice options

Career development and education

Family-friendly health and wellbeing

Leave for life’s reasons

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintainer or Boilermaker to join our Bell Bay maintenance team in Northern Tasmania. You’ll perform planned and breakdown maintenance on mechanical and fixed plant equipment, diagnose faults, raise work orders, and support reliability initiatives to keep equipment safe and productive.

The role offers a permanent position within a safety-focused, industry-leading organisation with strong opportunities for career development and technical growth in a

Qualifications

• Australian-recognised Mechanical / Fitter / Boilermaker trade qualification.
• Experience maintaining mechanical equipment, ideally within mining, heavy industry or fixed plant environments.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability.
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• A proactive approach to equipment reliability and continuous improvement.
• C Class driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Performing planned and breakdown maintenance on mechanical and fixed plant equipment.
• Identifying, diagnosing and rectifying equipment faults and defects.
• Raising notifications and completing work orders through our maintenance management system.
• Supporting defect elimination and equipment reliability initiatives.
• Completing maintenance activities safely and in line with work instructions and procedures.
• Undertaking equipment commissioning and post-maintenance checks.
• Working collaboratively with operations and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability and maintenance practices.

Skills

Mechanical trade

Fitter

Boilermaker

Fault finding

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

C Class licence

Education

Australian-recognised Mechanical / Fitter / Boilermaker trade qualification

Tools

Maintenance management system

Job description

• Permanent employment with an industry-leading organisation
• Be part of a safety-focused and supportive maintenance team
• Excellent opportunities for career development and technical growth

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the 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.

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintainer or Boilermaker to join our maintenance team in Bell Bay.

In this role, you will carry out planned and breakdown maintenance across our mechanical assets, helping ensure our equipment remains safe, reliable and available. You’ll work closely with your team to identify equipment defects, troubleshoot mechanical issues and contribute to improvements in asset reliability and performance.

You’ll be responsible for

• Performing planned and breakdown maintenance on mechanical and fixed plant equipment
• Identifying, diagnosing and rectifying equipment faults and defects
• Raising notifications and completing work orders through our maintenance management system
• Supporting defect elimination and equipment reliability initiatives
• Completing maintenance activities safely and in line with work instructions and procedures
• Undertaking equipment commissioning and post-maintenance checks
• Working collaboratively with operations and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance
• Identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability and maintenance practices

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A relevant Australian-recognised Mechanical / Fitter /
• Permanent employment with an industry-leading organisation
• Be part of a safety-focused and supportive maintenance team
• Excellent opportunities for career development and technical growth

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the 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.

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintainer or Boilermaker to join our maintenance team in Bell Bay.

In this role, you will carry out planned and breakdown maintenance across our mechanical assets, helping ensure our equipment remains safe, reliable and available. You’ll work closely with your team to identify equipment defects, troubleshoot mechanical issues and contribute to improvements in asset reliability and performance.

You’ll be responsible for

• Performing planned and breakdown maintenance on mechanical and fixed plant equipment
• Identifying, diagnosing and rectifying equipment faults and defects
• Raising notifications and completing work orders through our maintenance management system
• Supporting defect elimination and equipment reliability initiatives
• Completing maintenance activities safely and in line with work instructions and procedures
• Undertaking equipment commissioning and post-maintenance checks
• Working collaboratively with operations and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance
• Identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability and maintenance practices

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A relevant Australian-recognised Mechanical / Fitter / Boilermaker trade qualification
• Experience maintaining mechanical equipment, ideally within mining, heavy industry or fixed plant environments
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team
• A proactive approach to equipment reliability and continuous improvement
• C Class driver's licence

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
• Competitive base salary and annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance
• Family-friendly health and wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons
• Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Our Bell Bay Aluminium smelter began operating in 1955 and holds a unique place in Tasmanian and Australian history as the first aluminium smelter in the Southern Hemisphere. Based approximately 50 kilometres from Launceston in Northern Tasmania, the smelter produces primary aluminium products. We have a long and proud history in Tasmania of supporting our community and are committed to building enduring relationships built on mutual respect, collaboration, and genuine partnership. You can learn more here: https://bellbayaluminium.com.au/

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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.

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