Rio Tinto supporting WA jobs as COVID-19 recovery phase ramps up
13 Mayo 2020 - 5:03PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto’s iron ore business in Western Australia is continuing
to recruit for skilled roles, apprentices, graduates and Aboriginal
trainees to fill vacancies as the company progresses its
development plans in the Pilbara.
There are more than 300 jobs currently available including
skilled operational and maintenance roles such as frontline
supervisors, experienced operators of excavators, haul trucks and
graders as well as experienced maintenance staff such as heavy
diesel fitters. The roles are a mix of fly-in fly-out from Perth
and the company’s regional hubs in Western Australia as well as
residential positions in Perth and the Pilbara.
Rio Tinto is maintaining its commitment to the development of
skills for the future through the hiring of around 160 apprentices,
graduates and Aboriginal trainees from the Pilbara, Perth and other
regional centres. The 2020 intake of apprentices and graduates is
up 25 per cent from last year with gender diversity also
significantly increased.
On top of this recruitment effort, the company’s medical
provider for COVID-19 screening at Perth Airport has recently hired
more than 100 staff including out of work nurses.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Chris Salisbury said,
“Throughout this challenging period we are committed to keeping our
people and our communities safe and supporting Western Australians
with employment opportunities to help deliver on our plan to invest
A$10 billion in the Pilbara over the next three years. This will
help ensure we can continue to operate while making a strong
contribution to the State and national economies.”
In addition to direct employment opportunities at Rio Tinto, the
company remains committed to skills development for current and
future workers in the resources industry.
To allow apprentices and trainees to enhance their
qualifications, Rio Tinto has committed funding toward the
upskilling of out of work apprentices across various industries by
covering their fees for a course in automation. This will allow for
the enrolment of up to 200 apprentices who have had their
apprenticeships suspended or cancelled due to COVID-19.
Commencing in June, successful applicants will complete the
recently accredited micro credential Course in Working
Effectively in an Automated Environment qualification, which
Rio Tinto developed in partnership with South Metropolitan TAFE (SM
TAFE) and the Western Australian Government last year. SM TAFE is
leading plans to double the intake in the future through expansion
to regional TAFEs.
SM TAFE Managing Director Terry Durant said, “Working alongside
Rio Tinto on this important initiative, SM TAFE will be delivering
future-focussed skills to Western Australian apprentices during a
critical time in our economic recovery.”
Rio Tinto’s Chris Salisbury said, “We believe this is an
important time for Rio Tinto to deliver on skills for those
apprentices and trainees whose future employment prospects would
benefit from extra training. Our strong partnership with SM TAFE
and regional TAFEs in Western Australia will increase the number of
apprentices in the State with the skills and knowledge to work in
an automated environment, thereby increasing the likelihood of
their employment in the resources sector.”
Anyone interested in applying for these roles should visit
https://www.riotinto.com/careers.
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