Supervisor Cranes and Belts

Supervisor Cranes & Belts – Cape Lambert

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community  
• Residential, coastal lifestyle, sportsperson roster based out of our Cape Lambert operations
• Bring your knowledge to develop this team to the next level

Where we’re all welcome 

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 who we are.  

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We have a rare and exciting opportunity available for a Supervisor to join the well renowned Cranes & Belts department, to deliver safe and timely execution of cranes transport and conveyer maintenance requirements for our Cape Lambert Port operation.

This role is perfect for an enthusiastic, safety conscious leader who will provide onsite leadership, development, and support to the crane & transport operators, whilst driving safety excellence and a supportive team culture.

Working closely with various site operational and maintenance teams to provide effective and efficient crane and conveyor belt maintenance solutions, your demonstrated ability to engage, connect and positively influence key stakeholders at all organizational levels will prove valuable to the effectiveness in this role.

This a truly collaborative role, providing diversity, career development opportunities and many exciting challenges! Show case your problem-solving abilities to support your team and the wider business in the delivery of cost effective solutions innovation and inclusion.

What you’ll bring

• Be proactive with a commitment in driving a safe and inclusive team culture
• Have leadership experience and be confident in leading, developing and coaching team members
• Have excellent stakeholder engagement
• Understanding of conveyor maintenance process and safe working practices
• Have technical knowledge and experience from a similar role
• Experience with budget and cost management
• Current Australian manual drivers’ licence
• Experience in the cranage and heavy transport industry, and or,
• Experience in the conveyor belt industry is highly desirable

What we offer 

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 
• 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, cultural leave) 
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them 
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are   

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

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

The successful candidate (if residential) will be required to reside in Wickham.

To find out more, check out the following link: https://karratha.wa.gov.au/map-listing/wickham

You will just love that sea change and everything our beautiful WA coastline has to offer.

Applications close on Wednesday, the 24th of April 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).