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SalaryPrincipal Advisor, Safe Production System
- Be part of a team bringing innovation and empowerment to our front line
- Immerse yourself in identifying value through the Rio Tinto Safe Production Systems
- Opportunity based in Perth with travel to site
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Principal Advisor Safe Production System to join our Chief Operating Officer (COO) function to drive systematic improvements to Rio Tinto’s safety, operational performance and productivity. Working in the COO team, you will partner with our product groups to enable and empower our people to achieve better performance as operators and leaders and help make our operations safer, more reliable and productive. The COO function will do this by developing and supporting the implementation of the ‘Rio Tinto Safe Production System and partnering with the Product Groups to enable and support their improvement pathway.
We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.
Reporting to the General Manager Safe Production System, this is a manager level position which will require you to bring your Lean methodology and problem solving expertise. You will be part of the leadership team responsible for the Operational Excellence programme to enhance Rio Tinto’s performance.
This role is a great opportunity for operational and functional team members who thrive on travelling to site and sharing knowledge between sites, product groups and functions. You will:
- Support the development and delivery of the Rio Tinto Safe Production System
- Support sites to perform effective Rio Tinto Safe Production System Assessments, including developing our organisations capability to perform assessments
- Coach site deployment teams to ‘see’ opportunities beyond the current targets to develop a bias for improvement
- Support deployment teams through providing Operational Excellence upskilling
- Be required to regularly travel to sites
- A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team
- Lean methodology and problem solving expertise
- Qualifications and/or experience in related fields such as Operations, Operational Excellence and Auditing (Safety/Quality/Finance/Operational Excellence)
- Excellent observation and listening skills
- Well established communication, collaboration and influencing skills and the ability to manage external and internal stakeholders effectively
- Demonstrated facilitation skills
- An ability to identify and effectively navigate obstacles or roadblocks in the moment
- Experience leading teams to deliver projects that result in improvement and the ability to empower others
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment 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 employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Company provided insurance cover
- Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance
Rio 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. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.
Where you’ll be working
This role offers a lifestyle friendly roster, based in the Perth CBD and with ad hoc travel to the Pilbara Iron Ore sites in Western Australia.
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of ron ore.
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.
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. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
Applications close on the 14th January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
