Tug Maintenance Coordinator Engineer

Tug Maintenance Coordinator/ Engineer

• Permanent Marine tug Maintenance Coordinator role, with a market leading organisation
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Residential lifestyle in Gove renowned for exceptional fishing and camping

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

About the role

We are looking for a Tug maintenance Coordinator/ Engineer to manage and maintain our harbour tugs and support vessels, based in Gove, Northern Territory. The tugs are powered by twin 3516B series Caterpillar (1771kW) Main Engines, driving Rolls Royce US205 Azimuth Stern Drives (ASD) producing a bollard pull of 60T.

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. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

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.

What the role entails

This role is a great opportunity for a motivated, experienced, hands-on Maintenance coordinator/ engineer who possesses extensive maritime experience and relevant qualifications. Working a 28 on 28 off Roster and Reporting to the Superintendent Production - Port, you will be:

• Assist the Tug Masters and Tug Engineers by ensuring all statutory certificates are current and maintained (machinery, safety equipment, radio, load line, etc).
• Maintain all Rio Tinto watercraft machinery in a safe and effective manner according to the maintenance plan & as directed by Class, AMSA.
• Maintenance of Port infrastructure as required.
• Monitor engine, machinery and equipment indicators, record variables and report / action abnormalities.
• Report and/or correct any observed deficiencies promptly.
• Assist with maintenance of port facilities and assets.
• Maintain constant surveillance of tug performance and report any performance impediments.
• Development of maintenance strategies for Port watercraft, navigational aids and mooring facilities.
• Participate in continuous improvement by identifying and implementing activities that will increase efficiency and/or decrease costs.
• Assisting / acting in the roles as Chief engineer / deckhand as requested during all towage movements.

What you will bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A minimum Engineer Class 3 Near Coastal (NC) Certificate of Competency or equivalent.
• A current AMSA medical, a valid MSIC (or the ability to obtain) plus a current first aid Cert
• Ability to work as part of a team with good problem-solving skills. Strong commitment to health and safety and the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Solid experience as the Chief Engineer of a vessel with recent sea time experience.
• Management of Maintenance planning on Class, AMSA vessels.
• Undertaken Advanced Fire Fighting training.
• Experience maintaining and operating azimuth stern drive tugs and Caterpillar 3516B diesel engineers.
• Experience with condition monitoring systems and reporting.
• Exposure to SAP business system.

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

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.

Rio Tinto Aluminium Gove Operations

• Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia's Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.
• With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site's alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017.
• We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Closing date Tuesday 09th November

"Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible."