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Shipping & Logistics Operator – TiwaiBalanced Work-Life Rhythm: Our lifestyle-friendly roster provides a harmonious balance between career and home life ensuring you spend more time with your loved ones and doing the things outside of work, that matter most to you.Join our friendly teams, who look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.Permanent full-time opportunity – Tiwai.About the roleFinding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.We are currently looking for a Shipping and Logistics Operator to join the team at New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS).
As a Shipping and Logistics Operator, you will play a pivotal role in the smooth functioning of our Shipping & Logistics Department.
NZAS Shipping and Logistics team manage the raw materials on site from the discharge of ships into storage, then into the customer feed intakes.
These raw materials include Alumina, Petroleum Coke, Heavy Fuel Oil & Liquid Pitch.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.Reporting to the Crew Leader – Shipping & Logistics and working a roster12, some of your key responsibilities will include:Keeping safety at front of mind in all tasks you undertake.Working as part of a team to meet shared goals across each shift.Operating fixed plant and heavy mobile equipment.Torbed Operation.Bath Plant Operation.Bulk Ship Discharge (Alumina, Coke, Pitch & HFO).Alumina Store Management.Coke & Butts Management.Metal Yard operations.What you'll bringTo be successfully considered for this role, you will have:A demonstrated commitment to safety.Desire and ability to lead, and function effectively as part of a team.A commitment to continuous improvement.New Zealand Class 2 Drivers Licence.Mechanical aptitude.Excellent communication skills.A strong customer focus, as interaction with many internal and external customers requires the ability to understand their needs and how actions can influence their process.Active participation in Toolbox and Safety Meeting sessions.A willingness to learn and enthusiasm to develop new skills as required.Forklift ticket highly regarded.Ambition for personal development into a leadership role.What we offerAs part of the Rio Tinto group, you'll have a range of benefits and opportunities due to the global nature of our business:A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program.Comprehensive medical assistance scheme.Attractive share ownership plan.Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) including long service leave.Access to transport assistance between Invercargill and Tiwai.Competitive superannuation programme.Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.Where you'll be workingRio Tinto Aluminium – Pacific OperationsRio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world's most widely used metals.Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world's most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand's south.
With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting.
Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.About Rio TintoRio 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.Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.
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