Technical Officer

Technical Officer – Mechanical | Amrun (Weipa, QLD)

• Be part of a high-performing maintenance team supporting critical plant reliability at Amrun
• Family-friendly 7/7 roster with genuine work-life balance
• Live and work in a relaxed coastal community in Weipa

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a Mechanical Technical Officer to support the Amrun Plant Maintenance team, driving improvements in safety, reliability, and maintenance effectiveness across site operations.

Working closely with tradespeople, planners, schedulers, and engineers, you will play a key role in enhancing mechanical asset performance, supporting breakdown investigations, and delivering practical improvements to plant and equipment.

This is a hands-on, collaborative role requiring strong stakeholder engagement and a continuous improvement mindset.

Key responsibilities

• Provide mechanical technical support to maintenance teams including Fitters and Boilermakers
• Review and optimise mechanical maintenance strategies, systems, and practices
• Participate in breakdown investigations, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
• Identify and deliver safe, practical improvements and upgrades to plant assets
• Support planners and schedulers to ensure accurate scopes of work and achievable timelines
• Manage contractors and support teams during shutdowns and project activities
• Step into the Maintenance Supervisor role as required

About you

You are a proactive and solutions-focused mechanical professional with a strong commitment to safety and continuous improvement. You bring the ability to work collaboratively across teams while influencing positive outcomes.

You will also have:

• Relevant mechanical trade or technical qualification
• Experience in plant maintenance within heavy industry, mining, or processing environments
• Strong problem-solving capability and experience in root cause analysis
• Ability to engage effectively with trades, supervisors, and engineers
• A focus on delivering safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance outcomes

Where you will be working

Amrun is located on the western Cape York Peninsula, near Weipa in Far North Queensland. This is a coastal residential operation offering a relaxed lifestyle, access to fishing and outdoor activities, and a close-knit community environment.

What we offer

• A permanent role with a global organisation
• Competitive salary with annual incentive program
• Access to a wide range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support
• Opportunities for career development and progression within Rio Tinto
• Exposure to best practice maintenance systems and processes
• 7/7 roster supporting strong work-life balance
• A supportive, inclusive team culture focused on safety and continuous improvement

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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.