Electrical Tradesperson – Maintenance Support
Day shift roster
Training and development provided
Join Tiwai as we work hard to build a bright future for our business, for Southland and for Aotearoa.
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) is looking for a trade-qualified Electrical Tradesperson to join our Maintenance Support team. The successful candidate will join our Day Shift Roster team which consists of either a Monday to Friday or a 9 day fortnight pattern.
Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.
Reporting to our Crew Leaders and Superintendents , you'll join our close-knit, proud and hardworking teams following a structured process to optimise preventative maintenance tactics and minimise overall business costs, identifying and conducting planned and unplanned repair and diagnostic work within production time constraints on a wide variety of equipment.
Your unwavering commitment to the safety of yourself and your team will see you promote and identify HSE opportunities to improve equipment, processes and behaviours. You will have the opportunity to utilise your strong problem-solving skills to add value through identifying and implementing improvement initiatives and applying robust defect elimination practices. With a demonstrated commitment to improving safety, cost and productivity, responsibilities include:
Identify and conduct planned and unplanned repair and diagnostic work within production time constraints on a wide variety of equipment.
Promote and identify HSE opportunities to improve equipment, processes and behaviors.
Add value through identifying and implementing improvement initiatives and applying robust defect elimination practices.
Manage your workload and act as a point of contact on jobs.
Continue to develop and improve how you work.
The work you'll do here will be unlike anything else in NZ. The skills you gain here will set you up for success in other industries, so you can continue to support the people and things that are important to you into the future. In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family, as part of the friendly Invercargill community. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.
What you'll bring
You'll have excellent communication skills and demonstrated experience in both autonomous and team-based work. Your curious mind will have you self-motivated, with the desire to learn and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
To be successfully considered, you'll have:
NZ Electrical registration and a current practising licence.
A high degree of flexibility and strong problem-solving skills to identify and conduct planned and unplanned repair and diagnostic work.
Demonstrated a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
What we offer
Well-equipped workshop.
Training and development – we upskill you.
Relocation assistance.
A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program.
Attractive share ownership plan.
Competitive superannuation programme.
Free bus services from the city to Tiwai Point.
Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) including long service leave.
Access to transport assistance between Invercargill and Tiwai.
Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
Where you'll be working
Based at Tiwai Point in New Zealand's south, NZAS makes aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world, and it is the only aluminium smelter to produce ultra-high purity metal using renewable hydroelectricity. Receiving the majority of its alumina from our Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited refineries in Gladstone, Australia, the smelter produces more than 335,000 tonnes of aluminium each year.
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.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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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