Blast Operators – Hope Downs
* Join a safety-driven team that values inclusivity, teamwork, and a welcoming environment for all.
* Enjoy the security of permanent employment with competitive pay, annual bonuses, and an extensive range of benefits to support your lifestyle.
* Achieve work-life balance with family-friendly rosters (8:6 or 8:6/7:7) that suit your ideal way of living.
* Fly in, Fly out with ease – with departures from Perth, Busselton and Broome
About the role:
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for Blast Operators, Shotfirers, and MPU Operators to join our Drill and Blast teams, helping to drive productivity and achieve operational targets. These roles are an excellent opportunity for team-oriented and motivated individuals who thrive in a supportive and safety-driven environment.
At Rio Tinto, we offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a work environment that supports your lifestyle—because we believe in helping you achieve the right balance for yourself and your family. With our scale and commitment to development, there are endless opportunities to learn, grow, and take on new challenges.
Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority every shift. We only do the work if it's safe to do so, and we invest in providing you with the best tools, technology, and support to get the job done right.
What you'll bring
* A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
* Strong communication skills, ability to work as a collaborative team, safely and effectively under minimal supervision
* MPU and small loader experience is preferred
* A valid Australian C Class manual driver's license or higher.
* A strong team mindset, with the ability to work safely and flexibly to meet business requirements.
* Appointed Shotfirer Authorisation (Shotfirers only)
Blast Crew & MPU Operators
* Experience operating stemming trucks, priming, and loading holes.
* Ability to operate MPU units for both ANFO and pumpable products.
* Strong attention to detail in daily stocktake of explosive products.
* Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
* Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
* Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices
* Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
* Participate in all activities involving the use of explosive products, including maintaining the standards of explosive compounds
* Operate the stemming truck
* Use electronic detonators as well as firing units
* Comply with the blast plan at all times
* Stocktake magazines
* Inspect equipment to ensure the correct working order and safety requirements
* Perform sampling duties as required
Shotfirers:
* Ensure compliance with blast legislation (such as Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations)
* Maintain the safe handling and execution of explosive use on bench
* Check blasting areas to ensure they meet safety regulations
* Obtaining and interpreting the blast plans
* Understanding the blast schedule to ensure all tasks are done to standard within the specified or scheduled time frame
* Inspect the blasting area to make sure all explosives have detonated
* On bench direction to blast operators to support the safe use of explosives
* Work with the Blast Supervisor and Coordinator to manage blasting activities
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
* 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 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.
Respect and Inclusion
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.