Artisan: Millwright

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

• Location: Richards Bay, South Africa

• Band: C3

About the role

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. 

We are looking for an Artisan: Millwright, to perform preventative electrical, mechanical and process control maintenance to achieve optimal plant availability by reducing downtime and breakdowns.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate that has a sound knowledge of heavy industrial equipment used to transport, move, hoist, excavate, etc. This developed through a combination of practical experience and formal training and can demonstratively apply this knowledge in the workplace. A candidate that is safety driven and consistently looks for new initiatives and ways of working, while preparing the organisation to accept change.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inspect, repair and maintain assets and equipment to minimize adverse impact on production.

• Oversee, assist and support maintenance jobs of servicepersons when required.

• Perform condition monitoring, fault finding and problem solving on mechanical, electrical and PCS equipment during shift duties.

• Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the Maintenance Controller / Supervisor.

• To record job statistics including non-hours, duration, failure mode, failure root cause, parts used important observations etc on the specified documentation, with utmost tidiness, care and accuracy.

• To accept “technical ownership” of breakdown situations and to manage all aspects corrective work up to the point of resolution or escalation.

• Comply with SHEQ- and technical requirements, in line with Plant availability targets.

• Monitor, identify and respond to defects and / or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.

*  For more detailed tasks please refer to a job description shared by your relevant HR Advisor

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and the team you work with.

• Matric (with Pure Mathematics and Physical Science)/ N3 (with all four subjects) – (attach certificate).

• Millwright Trade Test (attach certificate)

• Valid South African Drivers’ License (attach certificate)

• 5 years practical work experience post millwright trade test within a Heavy industry environment

• Relevant exposure to maintenance of general plant equipment

Your application should include the following:

• Updated Curriculum Vitae with copies of Qualifications, Identity document and Driver’s License

• Acceptance into the position is dependent on a successful interview and assessment.

• Only online applications will be considered, failure to provide any of the required documents will result in an automatic regret of your application

Please note that failure to satisfy all the minimum requirements will lead to your application not being considered.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment

• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions

• Employee Assistance Program

Where you’ll be working

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is a world leader in heavy mineral sands extraction and refining and is South Africa’s largest mineral sands producer. RBM produces predominantly ilmenite, rutile and zircon – materials used in everything from paint to smartphones to sunscreen.

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
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 and/ or anything else that makes us different. 
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Women, the LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities (PWD) and people from different cultural backgrounds.  
We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our teams enhance our way of working and our ability to achieve success together