Tug Skipper

Tug Skipper

• Permanent Tug skipper role with a market leading organisation
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Residential or FIFO lifestyle in Gove renowned for exceptional fishing and camping
• We offer industry leading paid parental leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• Be home with your family each night, (residential role), 28 days on, 28 days off roster

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are looking for a Tug Skipper to operate the Tug/ Pilot Boat operations for Rio Tinto Gove.

Rio Tinto Gove is located on the Gove Peninsula in North East Arnhem land in the Northern Territory. The operation is situated on extensive deposits of high grade bauxite, a burnished red ore with high aluminum oxide content.This role is a great opportunity for a motivated, experienced skipper with extensive maritime experience and relevant qualifications. Working a 28 days on, 28 days off roster and reporting to the Superintendent Port Operations and Infrastructure, you will be:

• Ensuring the operational readiness of the tugs to meet the demands of our 24 hour shipping capability
• Working closely with Maintenance Coordinator ensuring Vessel readiness
• Administration and training in accordance with site and maritime requirements
• Ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto and AMSA regulations
• Ensuring crew compliance to the SMS on board each vessel
• Managing crew Fatigue conditions.
• Delivering change processes to drive continuous improvement within Port operations

What you will bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Master Class IV (<35 metres Near Coastal)
• MSIC Card or ability to obtain

• Significant experience as Master operating azimuth stern drive harbour tugs
• Harbour towage operations experience
• Seaways ASD trained Module 1&2 (preferred).

• Proven extensive leadership experience
• Exposure to SAP Business system (preferred)
• Demonstrated commitment to Health and Safety

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Marine Engine Driver Grade 2 or better (Near Coastal)

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance (Residential based)
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter.Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.Where you’ll be working

Our Gove site in Australia’s Northern Territory has been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. 

Gove bauxite is shipped internationally as well as domestically to supply Queensland Alumina Limited and Yarwun refineries in Gladstone, Queensland. These refineries produce alumina as feedstock for our Australian aluminium smelting operations and for sale on the international market. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations in the Gove Peninsula will cease later this decade and we are doing significant work to support closure of the operation. 

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.

Closing date: 19^th December 2023

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please submit your application as soon as possible.”