LAP Traineeship - Tyre Fitter

LAP Traineeship Tyre Fitters

• 18 Month Fixed-Term Contract

• Northern Operations - Monday - Friday day shifts

• Amrun Operations - 7:7 Day shifts

We are looking for LAP (Local Aboriginal Persons) Tyre Fitting trainees to complete training and be able to maintain the site’s Heavy Mobile Equipment to ensure this critical equipment is available for operational requirements.

Duties include:

·       Conduct maintenance activities on HME tyres 24” and above.

·       Conduct inspections on wheels and their components.

·       Maintain tyre pressures in accordance with OEM specifications.

·       Recording and taking photographic evidence of work completed in order to gain Cert II qualification.

·       Working towards increasing equipment reliability as well as availability.

·       Carrying out daily Tyre Bay inspections and other various tasks.

·       Conduct weekly tyre pressure checks in the field on the mobile fleet and conduct regular PM works on tyre on heavy earthmoving equipment.

Successful applicants must be:

·       Have Current Open Driver’s License.

·    Have LAP status approval

·       Forklift License & HR License Highly Desirable

·       Be able to communicate effectively withing a team environment

·       Be Physically fit and able to carry out tasks in the indoors.

·       Be able to operate a computer and be proficient in word and be able to send and receive emails and communicate with suppliers

·       Be enthusiastic and have a passion to work within a team

Applications close 02 May 2025.

About Rio TintoRio 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 MattersAt 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.