HME Diesel Fitter Apprentice
- Gain on the job experience, knowledge in a recognised trade qualification
- Balanced Work-Life Rhythm: Our lifestyle-friendly roster provides a harmonious balance between career and home life ensuring you spend more time with your loved ones and doing the things outside of work, that matter most to you.
- Join our friendly teams, who look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
About the role
We are looking for a mining industry HME Diesel Fitter apprentice enthusiast to join our Gove maintenance teams, where you will work across a variety of areas and gain exceptional knowledge and skills.
This role a great opportunity for a hands-on, self-starter who is looking to commence their career in the mining industry. Reporting to the Supervisor, you will be:
- Learning trade knowledge and skills relating to plant maintenance, machinery, processes and systems deployed across the operation;
- Working towards completing an apprenticeship in conjunction with a nationally recognised training plan through internal and external training (i.e. TAFE);
- Working as part of a team to ensure safe, continuous and environmentally responsible operations;
- Gaining experience from a range of qualified trade experts whilst being supported by onsite apprentice mentors.
What you’ll bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- The desire and willingness to learn with a self-motivated ‘can do’ attitude
- Strong work ethic evident though previous work experience
- Proven commitment to health, safety and environmental work practices
- Experience working as part of a team and strong verbal and written communication skills
- A Northern Territory C class drivers licence (provisional acceptable)
- The willingness to undertake online cognitive and psychometric evaluation assessments
- The ability to successfully complete Rio Tinto’s pre-employment medical.
Where you’ll be working
Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.
With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017.
We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2029 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.
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.
Every Voice Matters
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.
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.