Drill Inspector - Heavy Mobil Equipment at Rio Tinto · Perth

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• Fantastic opportunity to take a step up in your mobile maintenance career
• 8/6 days only FIFO roster ex Perth, Derby or Busselton – Yandicoogina

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

Take the next step in your mobile maintenance career as a Heavy Maintenance Equipment Drill Inspector within the Asset Health Team at Yandicoogina.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, ‘hands on’ individual who is looking to take ownership of the fleet by applying their technical knowledge to undertake regular equipment inspections & repairs to our heavy mobile equipment fleet, working with the team of other HME Inspectors, Mobile Maintenance Technicians & Engineers.

You will also be responsible for overseeing the two main floats at Yandi, along with the smaller ancillary fleet, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.

The Drill Inspector becomes the “eyes and ears”, actively monitoring assets and providing regular reports of condition back to the Planning and Execution teams.

Reporting to the Asset Health Supervisor and working 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster you will be required to:

• Conduct routine inspections of our fleet of mobile equipment
• Maintain a high level of safety awareness and comply with all RTIO Company Policies and procedures
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement projects – increasing safety whilst reducing risk & cost
• Utilise SAP to ensure that maintenance tasks are recorded, assigned correctly, and completed to the relevant standard / specification
• Work autonomously, working on new fleet
• Good stakeholder engagement- Working in with planning teams to prioritize work required and reviewing outstanding work to be completed to optimise down time on the fleet

The Drill Inspector is expected too:

• Pro-actively seek opportune times to complete inspections to reduce downtime and impact on the business.
• Under the oversight of the Engineer manage their own scheduled work ensuring 100% compliance each week.
• Work with Mine Ops to schedule inspections each day to minimise impact on production.
• Ensure all notifications raised are completed to a high standard.
• Pro-actively ensure notifications raised are actioned by planning and execution in the appropriate time frame to ensure repair is completed before failure occurs.
• Where possible assist execution to maximize availabilities i.e. the inspector may have to perform minor repairs (less than 10 minutes) or larger repairs if scheduling permits.
• Responsible to oversee forward log accuracy
• Prioritizing the forward log based on risk
• Key contributor to building a maintenance schedule that allows the equipment to operate safe & reliably (no breakdowns between services) while minimizing the time of each service (not striving to make the equipment brand new)

What we offer

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Heavy-Duty Fitter or Plant Mechanic Trade Qualification
• Comprehensive knowledge of all heavy mobile equipment
• Solid history in surface mining
• Excellent diagnostic and fault-finding abilities
• Good understanding of SAP maintenance systems or similar highly regarded
• An Australian C Class manual drivers’ licence or higher
• High Risk Licences – Elevated Work Platform, EWP, Forklift

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto on our newest mine site
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with 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
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance to Western Australia

Where you will be working

Located approximately 95km northwest of Newman in the East Pilbara, Yandicoogina is one of Australia's highest-producing iron ore mines. The site produces unique Hamersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines and operates a fleet of autonomous haul trucks and drills, supporting efficient and safe operations.  

Yandicoogina is recognised for its strong culture of teamwork, safety, and innovation, with a pioneering spirit. The mine supports a fly-in fly-out workforce from multiple regional hubs, including Perth, Busselton, and Derby - enhancing accessibility and community engagement across Western Australia.  

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 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.