Tradesperson Mechanical

**Heavy Automotive Mechanic**
- Relocation Assistance Provided
- Attractive Remuneration including shift allowance
- Pioneers in producing low carbon, high purity aluminium using renewable hydroelectricity
- Develop transferrable skills with a global Mining & Minerals company

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking for an experienced **Heavy** **Automotive Diesel Mechanic** to join our **Mobile Equipment Workshop** at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter.

The Mobile Equipment Workshop (Garage) is primarily accountable for providing vehicle maintenance and breakdown services of over 200 items of heavy industrial mobile equipment to a site that operates 24/7. The Garage currently has a team of 12 people including a Crew Leader, Planner, Equipment Reliability Officer, Tradespeople and Apprentices.

Based at **Tiwai** in Invercargill, this is a great opportunity for a qualified Mechanical Tradesperson to join a collaborative team working **7am-5pm with a shift rotation of 8 days on / 6 days off.**

**Key Accountabilities include**:

- Performs maintenance tasks.
- Identifies defects and provide feedback on asset performance and health via the Rio Tinto Business
- Solution (RTBS), raising notifications and competing work orders.
- Supports the defect elimination process and contributes to the work management analysis and asset tactics reviews.
- Ensures work management activities are undertaken in line with work order/job instructions.
- Undertakes post maintenance equipment commissioning and clean-up.

**What you’ll bring**

We are seeking a person with excellent communication skills and a relevant mechanical trade qualification, preferably as a qualified Heavy Automotive Diesel Mechanic or equivalent. This person must also have relevant current experience working on heavy automotive vehicles, loaders and forklifts.

Proven experience diagnosing and repairing hydraulic systems is also preferable. Holding a current Class 1 Drivers Licence is also required (Class 2, desirable).

**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

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.

**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 and meet opportunities.

**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.

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, with well-regarded schools, child care, restaurants, creative and cultural experiences, shopping and sporting opportunities.

**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 m