Rio Tinto Hiring for Tradesperson Mechanical – Reduction Job at Invercargill , New Zealand Full Time

Tradesperson Mechanical – Reduction

• Join the Tiwai Community – Celebrating 50 years of comradery, community, innovation and “doing things a little differently”
• Relocation assistance considered for suitable candidates
• Pioneers in producing low carbon, high purity aluminium using renewable hydroelectricity
• Develop transferrable skills with a renowned global Mining & Minerals company

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Have you ever considered a role working at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter?

Based in Invercargill (Southland) NZAS are part of the Rio Tinto Group. When you work with us, you are provided with opportunities to develop transferrable industry skills and are instantly connected with a global network of opportunities!

We are looking for experienced Mechanical Tradespersons to join the Reduction Maintenance Team at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter. Working in small teams of up to 15 people, our maintenance crews identify opportunities to extend critical equipment component life and prevent early life equipment failure; and furthermore, provide breakdown maintenance to our plant and equipment. This opportunity will be on Roster 3, which is the Planned Maintenance roster within the relevant team at NZAS.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Crew Leader you will follow a structured process to optimise preventative maintenance tactics and minimise overall business costs. With a demonstrated commitment to improving safety, cost and productivity, responsibilities include:

• Identify and conduct planned and unplanned repair and diagnostic work within production time constraints on a wide variety of equipment
• Promote and identify HSE opportunities to improve equipment, processes and behaviours
• Add value through identifying and implementing improvement initiatives and applying robust defecting elimination practices
• Manage your workload and act as a point of contact on jobs
• Continue to develop and improve how you work

What you’ll bring

Our teams are close-knit, proud and hardworking. You will bring:

• The desire to learn and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Mechanical Trade Qualification (Maintenance and Diagnostics, Fitting and Welding or in a comparable trade)
• Strong problem-solving skills with demonstrated experience working both in teams and autonomously
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience diagnosing and repairing hydraulic systems (desirable)
• Demonstrated experience working in heavy industry maintenance and repair teams (desirable)

What we offer

• Relocation assistance
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Comprehensive medical assistance scheme
• Competitive superannuation programme
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) including long service leave
• Access to transport assistance between Invercargill and Tiwai
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with

a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Aluminium – Pacific Operations

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

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.

Invercargill, New Zealand’s southernmost city is the commercial hub of Southland. The city is famous for its’ easy access to outdoor adventure—fly fishing, snow sports, rugged terrain, waterfalls and wildlife—with a balance of all the modern facilities you would expect from a thriving city’s restaurants, creative and cultural experiences, shopping and sporting opportunities.

As a passionate equal opportunity employer, NZAS continues to increase our focus on gender diversity – therefore we strongly encourage females to apply, as well as applications from people of all backgrounds.

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Every Voice Matters

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.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.