Rio hunting for staff in WA

Major Rio Tinto has revealed more than 300 vacancies within its Western Australian iron-ore business, with the miner continuing its recruitment for skilled roles, apprentices, graduates and Aboriginal trainee.

The miner this week noted that the available roles included 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.