Fixed Plant Maintenance Inspector

About the role

We are looking for Fixed Plant Inspectors to provide technical assistance, support, and expert advice on plant condition and drive continuous improvement practices within the fixed plant mechanical team. This is a great opportunity for a trade qualified candidate and has experience working in a process plant with excellent diagnostic and fault-finding abilities and is looking to step into a role where they can showcase their technical knowledge while also collaborating with functional partners and stakeholders to improve plant performance and reliability. This position is a permanent role working on a 8:6 dayshift only roster. Reporting to Supervisor Asset Health, and working in a collaborative community within Fixed Plant Maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed inspections using available tooling to identify defects early, raise notifications at the appropriate priority, and minimise unplanned breakdowns.
• Review upcoming work scopes and inspect components planned for replacement, providing risk advice where component life extension is being considered.
• Escalate urgent defects and repair requirements to maintenance, execution, and production teams in a timely manner to minimise downtime and support safe outcomes.
• Use operator feedback and face‑to‑face engagement to inform inspection focus areas and improve defect detection.
• Proactively engage with planning and scheduling teams to prioritise the right work at the right time and optimise work sequencing for safety and efficient labour use.
• Act as the key link between planners, condition monitoring, maintenance, and shutdown teams to communicate current asset condition, criticality, and future priorities, influencing weekly schedules and shutdown scopes.
• Review post‑shutdown reports and contractor PRTs, raise follow‑up notifications, and escalate recurring or chronic defects to engineering with recommendations to improve reliability and plant performance.

About You

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Extensive knowledge of high-pressure pumps, industrial drive gearboxes and crushers
• Solid understanding of SAP maintenance systems or similar
• Excellent diagnostic fault-finding abilities
• A current Western Australia “C” Class Driver’s Licence
• A Mechanical Fitter or Boilermaker Trade qualification.

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
• 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
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.