Rio Tinto Looking for Fitter Turner at Invercargill Central, Southland Full Time

Fitter Turner – Mechanical Workshop

• Pioneers in producing low carbon, high purity aluminium using renewable hydroelectricity
• Develop transferrable skills with a global Mining & Minerals company
• Attractive Remuneration – Relocation assistance also considered for suitable candidates

About the role

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

We are looking for a Mechanical Tradesperson with experience working as a Fitter Turner / Machinist to join our Mechanical Workshop at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter.

The Mechanical Workshop is primarily accountable for providing maintenance and repair work within the machine and fabrication shops to support the wider NZAS site. The Workshops currently has a team of 12 people including a Crew Leader, Repairable Spares Officer, Tradespeople and Apprentices.

Based at Tiwai near Invercargill, this is a great opportunity for a qualified Mechanical Tradesperson to join a collaborative team working 8am-4pm Monday to Friday with the option of a 9-day fortnight.

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.

What you’ll bring

We are seeking a person with excellent communication skills and a relevant mechanical trade qualification, preferably as a qualified Fitter Turner / Machinist or equivalent.

We require successful candidates to possess a high degree of flexibility and strong problem solving skills to identify and conduct planned and unplanned repair and diagnostic work within production time constraints on a wide variety of equipment.

What we offer

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical assistance scheme
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) including long service leave
• Competitive superannuation programme
• 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.