Technician Mining Systems MEM

Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority

We’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Mining Systems Technician interested in joining our team to service, fault find and maintain our mobile fleet communication devices.

This is a great opportunity for a skilled professional that can take ownership and responsibility for conducting thorough, often routine, examinations, maintenance, fault finding and repairs of drilling communication devices.

Reporting to the Supervisor Asset Health and working in a collaborative community, within the MEM Asset Health team, you will :

Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures

Safely carrying out inspections, scheduled maintenance, operation of assets, and breakdown maintenance to Pilbara Mining Systems Assets.

Identify potential asset defects and escalate issues accordingly

Use and troubleshoot Mining System Hardware and Applications including - High Precision GPS on Primary Dig Units and Blast Hole Drills, Modular and other Fleet Management Systems

Ensuring that maintenance is of a high quality and re-work is not required.

Liaise with Engineers as required.

About you

A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

Experience in automotive electrical is preferred.

Knowledge and experience in CAT and Sandvik fleet

Cable technician experience and advantage

Experience with Aquila, terrain, networks, minestar, tyre sense, and teli remote will be an advantage

IP data networks, and CAN bus knowledge preferred

A motivated problem solver who is dedicated to continuously improving their work environment

An energetic and enthusiastic approach to work and a drive to develop and learn

Sound time management

Good communication skills

Dedicated to quality work quality assurance

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

Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

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

Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more, about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Where you’ll be working

For over 150 years, we have been producing materials essential to human progress – minerals and metals that are still part of everyday life, including the iron ore that shapes the skylines of cities around the world.

Next comes Gudai-Darri, a place that brings together everything we have learned to create a technically advanced iron ore mine – a new mine for a new way of working.

At Gudai-Darri your voice matters. We are building a new generation mine with a family of talented people at its heart.

Applications close on 30th of July 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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.