Power Supply Electrical Trades Person

CGR Services; Southland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support for you and your IM

Shift allowance

Health insurance

Transport between Invercargill and Tiw

Career progression across Rio Tinto

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking an Electrical Tradesperson to support the maintenance and reliability of critical power supply assets at the Tiwai Point site near Invercargill, Southland, NZ. You will work within a safety-focused, structured maintenance framework to ensure safe, efficient asset performance and a balanced lifestyle roster.

Reporting to the relevant Leader, you will perform planned and breakdown maintenance, identify defects, raise notifications, complete work orders, and support defect

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety of yourself and your team.
• Hold (or be eligible to obtain) a current Electrical Practising Licence.
• Experience with electrical systems, ideally HV environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot faults efficiently.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate with stakeholders.
• Proactive maintenance, continuous improvement and asset care.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and breakdown maintenance on electrical assets.
• Identify defects and raise notifications (RTBS).
• Complete work orders and capture asset performance feedback.
• Support defect elimination and maintenance improvements.
• Follow work management processes and job instructions to a high standard.
• Respond to unplanned events to minimise disruption to power supply.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering on sustaining improvements.
• Maintain high voltage operating and safety competencies.

Skills

Safety mindset

Electrical licence (eligible)

Electrical systems

Problem-solving

Communication

Maintenance mindset

Job description

Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

Permanent employment with a lifestyle-friendly roster supporting work-life balance

Join a leading global company offering strong development and career opportunities

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

We are looking for an Electrical Tradesperson to support the maintenance and reliability of critical power supply assets across site.

This is a great opportunity for a safety-focused and proactive tradesperson to work within a structured maintenance framework, applying work management processes to ensure safe, efficient and reliable asset performance, working a balanced lifestyle roster.

Reporting to the relevant Leader and working within a collaborative and high-performing team, you will be:

Performing planned and breakdown maintenance on electrical assets

Identifying defects and raising notifications through RTBS systems

Completing work orders and capturing asset performance feedback

Supporting defect elimination and contributing to maintenance improvements

Following work management processes and job instructions to a high standard

Responding to unplanned events to minimise disruption to power supply

Working closely with operations and engineering teams on sustaining improvements

Maintaining high voltage operating and safety competencies

About you

A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

Hold (or be eligible to obtain) a current electrical practising licence

Experience working with electrical systems, ideally within HV environments

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot faults efficiently

Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with stakeholders

A proactive approach to maintenance, continuous improvement, and asset care

What we offer

A safety-focused and inclusive working environment

Competitive salary with an annual short-term incentive plan (STIP)

Employer superannuation on gross salary through the NZAS retirement scheme

Relocation support for you and your immediate family

Free transport between Invercargill and Tiwai Point

Annual shift allowance paid monthly (where applicable)

Additional pay when taking annual leave

Southern Cross health insurance for you and your eligible family

Access to additional wellbeing support, including on-demand healthcare and physiotherapy services

Uniforms and laundry services provided for all employees

Opportunities for internal career progression across Rio Tinto in Australia and globally

Participation in the Rio Tinto employee share programme

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Where you’ll be working

Located at Tiwai Point, near Invercargill in Southland, New Zealand, our operation is set within a unique and family-friendly community, offering a great lifestyle with access to outdoor activities, beaches, and national parks.

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 Indigenous Peoples, 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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