HV Maintenance Electrician Boyne Smelters

• The perfect balance our rosters gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community.

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better.

• Full domestic relocation package offered from anywhere in Australia.

About the role

Let 2026 be the year that you take your career to the next level! Rio Tinto is the right company to help you get there!

We are looking for a High Voltage Maintainer to work in the Power Supply team to ensure duties are performed in a safe efficient manner with a focus on teamwork and quality results.

At Boyne Smelter we are passionate about safety we look out for each other and work together to find better ways to do things. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your development and will help you achieve your career goals.

You will be working a 9 day fortnight 10 hour roster. Reporting to the Electrical Maintenance Crew Leader and working in the Power Supply maintenance team you will be:

• Responsible for the maintenance and continuous improvement of high voltage assets infrastructure and distribution systems.

• Understand high voltage and maintenance procedures and work practices and maintain consistent application of standards.

• Identifying root causes of breakdowns and implementing solutions to eliminate them.

• Operate the high voltage assets to ensure a continuity of electrical supply to Boyne Smelter.

• Preparing checking and participating in high voltage switching procedures.

• Liaising with external power providers.

• Leading teams as required to complete specific task or projects.

• Ability to work effectively both within a team and independently.

What youll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset.

• Valid C Class drivers licence.

• An Australian A grade Electrical licence.

• A High Voltage Isolation and Access (HVIA) certificate is desirable.

• Relevant experience in an Aluminum Smelter and / or heavy industrial environment.

• Strong ability to clearly communicate with team members and stakeholders.

• A willingness to learn and enthusiasm to develop new skills as required.

• Good computer skills including the use of SAP would be desirable.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks.

• High Voltage experience or exposure up to 275kV Equipment.

• Familiarity with Honeywell Experion Control Systems.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesnt align 100% we still want to hear from you.

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work and go home knowing youve 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 lifes reasons (vacation/annual paid parental sick leave)

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

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where youll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australias second largest aluminium smelter with a 1000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast BSL produces around 500000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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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 cant do it on our own so were 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.