Maintenance Mechanic III

Rio Tinto; Bessemer City (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive bonus

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic in North Carolina to install, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, and pipe systems. You may participate in 2nd/3rd/12-hour shift rotations and support safety initiatives across the site.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED with trade training and 1+ year of related mechanical experience; SAP MM and PP knowledge plus MS Office are expected to ensure accurate records and compliant work orders.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required with trade school certification preferred.
• 1+ year of related mechanical manufacturing experience or AA/AS with relevant experience.
• SAP Materials Management and Production Planning modules knowledge, plus MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support safety in the department and promote a safety culture.
• Execute mechanical work orders as scheduled and planned.
• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

SAP

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma

Trade school diploma

Tools

Grinder

Drill press

Saws

Job description

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

We are looking for a Maintenance Mechanic responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repairs of machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe systems; and performs emergency response tasks as needed. This is a great opportunity for an experienced mechanic to make a meaningful impact on our ongoing operations.

• Responsible for supporting safety efforts in his/her department, participates in programs and systems to promote a safety culture at the site.
• Responsible for executing mechanical work orders as scheduled and planned
• Responsible for visually inspecting and testing machinery and equipment.
• Responsible for dismantling defective machines and equipment and installing new or repaired parts
• Set up and operates machine tools such as grinder, drill, and saws to repair or fabricate machine parts, fixtures, and tools.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Responsible for keeping accurate records of work performed, time spent on jobs, and materials used.
• Responsible for recommending and implementing improvement ideas/methods for maintenance to lower costs and to improve equipment performance and reliability, and personnel safety.
• Responsible for entering production data into VDBs, log/batch sheets, databases and systems (SAP).
• May be required to work 2nd, 3rd, and or 12-hour shifts.

About You

• High School diploma or GED required - associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and one-year related experience; or 3 or more years of Mechanical manufacturing experience with trade school diploma/certification desired.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have basic working knowledge of the Materials Management and Production Planning modules in SAP as well as Excel and Word Processing software (Microsoft Office, including Access).

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.Competitive base salary is reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.

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.