Mine Production Operators – FIFO from Geraldton

• Use your existing skills in the agriculture industry to grow your career in mining.

• Flying directly to our Iron Ore operations from Geraldton, our lifestyle friendly roster ensures you can balance your life on the farm while growing your career.

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make life better for you and your loved ones.

Where we’re all welcome

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.

About the role

We are seeking people who have experience working in the agriculture industry, particularly on farming equipment, to join our teams at our Mining Operations in the Pilbara.

You could also have experience working with:

• Loaders/Diggers: EX 2500, EX 3600, EX5600, LT 1850/2350, CAT 994, WA1200

• Dozers: D10, D11

• Graders: CAT16,18, 24

• Auxiliary equipment: WA/WD900, FEL 992, CAT Wheel Dozer

• AHS Mining experience favourable

In this role, you will safely operate large-scale mining equipment to extract iron ore, preparing it for processing and shipment to our global customers.

You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team, and be supported by your Supervisor throughout your move into the mining industry, so you can thrive in your career with us.

You’ll fly directly to our mine operations from Geraldton and work on a lifestyle friendly roster of 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 nights off roster. This will give you more down time to do the things that are important to you.

What you’ll bring

• A Full manual C Class license

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset

• Experience working in an Open Cut Production environment operating large scale equipment

• Citizenship/Permanent Australian residency without the need for Visa sponsorship

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• 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

• Fly direct to site from Albany on lifestyle friendly 8 days on 6 days off, 7 nights on 7 off roster 

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• 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, cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

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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.