Technician Site Communications

• Choose between an 8/6 roster FIFO ex. Perth or a residential role in Pannawonica
• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global 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 a Site Communications Technician to bring their technical expertise into our team which supports our sites at Pannawonica.

This is a great opportunity for someone technically minded wanting to further their career either in a residential role or 8:6 FIFO Perth to Pannawonica roster.

Reporting to the Coastal Site Communications Supervisor and working in a challenging and exciting environment within Site Communications Coastal Team, you will be:

• Safely carrying out inspections, scheduled maintenance and breakdown maintenance of all SC components that are part of the Mine Communications network E.g. VMR, Fibre Network, CCTV, LTE and part of the Rail Systems Infrastructure
• Managing customer expectations
• Identifying improvement opportunities
• Ensuring that maintenance is of a high quality and re-work is not required
• Using SAP to raise notifications, complete time confirm and enter reliability and maintenance activity information.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Trade qualification in Radio Communications or Electronic Communications
• Mobile radio network experience (VMR & LTE)
• Knowledge of PDH & SDH networks
• A good understanding of IP based protocol
• Western Australian C class driver’s licence

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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Located in the scenic Pilbara region and close to the major centre of Karratha, this vibrant town offers a sought-after lifestyle and affordable living in comfortable subsidised housing.

This is a great opportunity for you and your family to contribute to a unique community and enjoy a wide range of seasonal outdoor activities; allowing you to find the perfect balance between leisure and work.

The town of Pannawonica is supported by a resident doctor, an excellent primary school with options to undertake secondary school studies in a supervised distance education program, supermarket, and a local community gym and youth centre.

Applications close on Thursday 12th March 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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 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.

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