About the Role
The role of an Operator is vital to the success of our business. Working in a strong team environment you will be responsible for supporting our operational departments to ensure the safe and sustainable production of aluminium through the operation of mobile and fixed plant equipment in conjunction with manual duties.
Key Responsibilities
* Operating cranes to set anodes and tap metal and other tasks to tend the cells
* Process operations including cell dressing, raising beams, filling cell ore hoppers, tapping and transferring bath
* Driving mobile equipment as required (including forklifts)
* Process operations such as process control using control panels, casting hot metal, operating fixed plant equipment, using scabble guns, equipment isolation and de‐isolation, process sampling and housekeeping
* Metal transportation using specialised equipment, furnace preparation, casting pit operation, ingot machine operation, product inspection and quality control, operation of cutting saws, fabrication of M‐straps and dross handling
Qualifications
* Current valid driver's licence
* Demonstrated ability to function effectively as part of a team and to autonomously manage your workload
* Willingness and ability to work in a labour‐intensive role, in confined space, at heights and in hot environments
* Operating mobile equipment experience including forklift, elevated work platform (EWP), overhead gantry crane, bobcat or dozer (preferred, but not essential)
* Willingness and ability to work on a lifestyle roster, 12‐hour shifts including days and nights
* Previous experience in auxiliary fire service, rural fire service, SES or prior industry ERT membership, Surf Life saver, current first aid may also make you eligible to join our ERT team and access additional benefits
Benefits
* A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
* A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an 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
* Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
Location
Opening at Boyne Smelters Limited, Australia's second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000‐person strong workforce. Located approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast.
EEO Statement
At RioTinto, 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 but 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.
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