Fixed Plant Maintenance Inspector

Balanced Work-Life Rhythm: 8x6 dayshift only, this lifestyle-friendly roster provides a harmonious balance between career and home life ensuring you spend more time with your loved ones. Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits, designed to make life better for you and your loved ones. Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion 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 Fixed Plant Inspectors to provide technical assistance, support, and expert advice on plant condition and drive continuous improvement practices within the fixed plant mechanical team. This is a great opportunity for a trade qualified candidate and has experience working in a process plant with excellent diagnostic and fault-finding abilities and is looking to step into a role where they can showcase their technical knowledge while also collaborating with functional partners and stakeholders to improve plant performance and reliability. This position is a permanent role working on a 8:6 dayshift only roster. Reporting to Supervisor Asset Health, and working in a collaborative community within Fixed Plant Maintenance, you will: Conduct detailed inspections using available tooling to identify defects early, raise notifications at the appropriate priority, and minimise unplanned breakdowns. Review upcoming work scopes and inspect components planned for replacement, providing risk advice where component life extension is being considered. Escalate urgent defects and repair requirements to maintenance, execution, and production teams in a timely manner to minimise downtime and support safe outcomes. Use operator feedback and face‑to‑face engagement to inform inspection focus areas and improve defect detection. Proactively engage with planning and scheduling teams to prioritise the right work at the right time and optimise work sequencing for safety and efficient labour use. Act as the key link between planners, condition monitoring, maintenance, and shutdown teams to communicate current asset condition, criticality, and future priorities, influencing weekly schedules and shutdown scopes. Review post‑shutdown reports and contractor PRTs, raise follow‑up notifications, and escalate recurring or chronic defects to engineering with recommendations to improve reliability and plant performance. About you A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team. Extensive knowledge of high-pressure pumps, industrial drive gearboxes and crushers Solid understanding of SAP maintenance systems or similar Excellent diagnostic fault-finding abilities A current Western Australia “C” Class Driver’s Licence A Mechanical Fitter or Boilermaker Trade qualification. 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 A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family                Attractive share ownership plan Company provided insurance cover Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more) Where you’ll be working In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore. #gts À propos de Rio Tinto Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l'aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d'autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations. Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission - trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin - nous guide dans notre quête d'innovation et d'amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions. Respect and Inclusion At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 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. innovation et amélioration continue sont au cœur de notre mission: Trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin. Chez nous, les esprits curieux trouvent leur place. Nous recherchons des personnes investies dans leur travail et attentionnées envers leurs collègues, audacieuses dans leur quête de solutions innovantes, et capables de sadapter rapidement pour résoudre des problèmes et saisir des opportunités. Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés sont libres être eux-mêmes. Nous valorisons un environnement où chaque voix compte, où toutes les cultures sont respectées, et où la diversité des perspectives est essentielle à notre réussite. Nous nous traitons les uns les autres avec équité et dignité, sans distinction de race, de genre, de nationalité, origine ethnique, de religion, âge, orientation sexuelle ou de toute autre marque de notre différence.