- Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
- Location: Richards Bay, South Africa
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for a Maintenance Controller to supervise, co-ordinate and execute planned and/or unscheduled maintenance work within designated areas.
Reporting to the Engineer: Facilities Maintenance and working in a collaborative community within the Facilities team, you will:
- Liaise with supervisors to identify maintenance and service needs and coordinate general maintenance work toward ensuring production targets are met.
- Assist with failure root cause analyses.
- Attend to unplanned maintenance work.
- Ensure optimum job turnaround time / delivery time.
- Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the responsible Engineer.
- Source potential new suppliers to ensure that the most efficient products are used.
- Supervise and control the activities, standards of performance and behaviour of staff to ensure that the correct procedures are followed.
- Manage resources in terms of own staff, labor hiring, service providers and available equipment.
- Ensure training and development of subordinates to optimize performance.
- Maintain and improve safety, health and environmental standards and practices.
What you’ll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Matric (with Math’s & Science) / N3
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N5 Engineering Qualification (Advantageous)
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Trade Test (Millwright)
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EB Licence
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Training: Supervisory- and/or Safety training (advantageous)
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N5 – 5 year’s heavy / mining industry / Maintenance Planning Systems experience.
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General knowledge of plant-related equipment.
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Mechanically / Electrically – minded.
What we offer
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A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
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A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience
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Annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
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Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
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Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
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Wellbeing benefits
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Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
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Employee Assistance Program
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Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
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A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental, etc)
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Where you’ll be working
Certified as a Top Employer for 4 consecutive years, located in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is part of the Rio Tinto Group and is an internationally recognised sand mining and mineral processing operations leader and one of the world’s foremost producers of titanium minerals, high purity pig iron and zircon. We have implemented a sound corporate social development programme and an internationally recognised environmental rehabilitation programme to restore the mined dunes to their natural state once mining operations have ceased.
Every Voice Matters
RBM is an equal opportunity employer and preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups in line with the company’s employment equity plan.
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.