AddressNorthern Operations Development Coordinator
- Great opportunity for someone seeking career progression
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
- Residential role – live in Weipa a beautiful coastal community in Far North QLD.
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are seeking a Coordinator who will support the Development Supervisor to lead a large team of mine operators to ensure safety, people and production targets are met.
Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.
With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.
This role is a great opportunity for somebody that is seeking that next step in their career and wanting to progress into a leadership role, this is part of the succession plan that would lead to a Supervisor. We are seeking someone who has a strong focus on safety and driving cultural change.
Working the Lifestyle Roster and reporting to the Northern Operations Development Supervisor, you will be:
- Supporting a team of Mine Operators with their day-to-day operations
- Providing task instructions, arranging work area inspection and set up, shift logisitcs
- Providing visible leadership and driving the safety culture
- Continually coaching, mentoring, and upskilling team members
- Leading by example, communicating effectively, and ensuring values of the business are adhered to
What you will bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- A competent understanding of mobile plant equipment
- Ability to work with and lead a diverse workforce.
- Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a team environment
- Commitment to “The way we work”
- Strong interpersonal skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- A 'C' class driver’s license
- Computer literacy, including exposure to Microsoft Word, Excel
What we offer
- Domestic relocation assistance on offer
- Weipa accommodation benefit
- Remote area allowance
- Remote area holiday travel assistance
- Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary or secondary carer)
- Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
- Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
- Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events. With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and exploring. Construction of the Amrun mining operation, located 40 kilometers southwest of Weipa, was completed in late 2018 expanding our bauxite operations to continue production from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits.
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 aluminum – 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.
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 Sunday 11th September
“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.”
