Industrial Electrician - Heavy Industry, Tiwai

Power Supply Electrical Trade Role

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent employment with a lifestyle-friendly roster supporting work-life balance
• Join a leading global company offering strong development and career opportunities

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 an Electrical Tradesperson to support the maintenance and reliability of critical power supply assets across site.

This is a great opportunity for a safety-focused and proactive tradesperson to work within a structured maintenance framework, applying work management processes to ensure safe, efficient and reliable asset performance, working a balanced lifestyle roster.

Reporting to the relevant Leader and working within a collaborative and high-performing team, you will be:

• Performing planned and breakdown maintenance on electrical assets
• Identifying defects and raising notifications through RTBS systems
• Completing work orders and capturing asset performance feedback
• Supporting defect elimination and contributing to maintenance improvements
• Following work management processes and job instructions to a high standard
• Responding to unplanned events to minimise disruption to power supply
• Working closely with operations and engineering teams on sustaining improvements
• Maintaining high voltage operating and safety competencies

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Hold (or be eligible to obtain) a current electrical practising licence
• Experience working with electrical systems, ideally within HV environments
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot faults efficiently
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with stakeholders
• A proactive approach to maintenance, continuous improvement, and asset care

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Competitive salary with an annual short-term incentive plan (STIP)
• Employer superannuation on gross salary through the NZAS retirement scheme
• Relocation support for you and your immediate family
• Free transport between Invercargill and Tiwai Point
• Annual shift allowance paid monthly (where applicable)
• Additional pay when taking annual leave
• Southern Cross health insurance for you and your eligible family
• Access to additional wellbeing support, including on-demand healthcare and physiotherapy services
• Uniforms and laundry services provided for all employees
• Opportunities for internal career progression across Rio Tinto in Australia and globally
• Participation in the Rio Tinto employee share programme

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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 Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.