- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion.
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits.
- Balanced 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.
- 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.

About the Role

We are looking for Drill Operators to join our Drill and Blast teams across various Pilbara mine sites, helping to drive productivity and achieve operational targets.

These roles are an excellent opportunity for team-oriented and motivated individuals who thrive in a supportive and safety-driven environment. Achieve work-life balance with family-friendly rosters (8:6 or 8:6/7:7) that suit your ideal way of living.

Reporting to the Supervisor of the drill team and working in a challenging and exciting environment as a drill operator, you will:

- Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
- Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to
promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging
prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
- Foster a
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion.
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits.
- Balanced 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.
- 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.

About the Role





We are looking for Drill Operators to join our Drill and Blast teams across various Pilbara mine sites, helping to drive productivity and achieve operational targets.

These roles are an excellent opportunity for team-oriented and motivated individuals who thrive in a supportive and safety-driven environment. Achieve work-life balance with family-friendly rosters (8:6 or 8:6/7:7) that suit your ideal way of living.

Reporting to the Supervisor of the drill team and working in a challenging and exciting environment as a drill operator, you will:

- Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
- Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to
promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging
prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying,
evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising
a range of Rio Tinto best practices
- Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the
performance of duties
- Operate open pit drill rigs and other equipment when required
- Inspect equipment to ensure the correct working order and safety
requirements
- Maintain a safe standard of drill laydown areas
- Optimise consumable life and consumable life management

About you

- Have a commitment to safety—prioritizing the wellbeing of yourself and your team.
- Hold a valid Australian C Class manual driver’s license or higher.
- Possess a strong team mindset, with the ability to work safely and flexibly to meet business requirements.
- Hold a Dangerous Good License.
- Open pit drilling (Atlas Copco, PV275, Reedrill, SK-F, SK-F, Cubex QXR
1120, Sandvik DR540 drills)

What we offer

- Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work workplace where safety is always the number one priority
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for emplo

📌 Drill Operators- Fifo Various Sites (Shire of East Pilbara)
🏢 Riotinto
📍 Shire of East Pilbara