AddressSupervisor Fixed Plant Operations
We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.
- Elevate your career with the support of a committed leadership team
- Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
- Residential or fly in, fly out opportunities from Perth, Geraldton or Albany
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 are looking for safety focused Fixed Plant Operations Supervisor's with a passion for people, to lead our Fixed Plant Production operators across the Pilbara mine operations region. The successful candidates will be responsible for the safe delivery of daily production targets, daily inspections of the plant and assisting in maintaining plant reliability.
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.
Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant Operations and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will:
- Drive a safe work environment where zero harm is our goal
- Demonstrate ability to consistently achieve safety and operational outcomes and delivery of daily production targets
- Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team
- Complete daily inspections of work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to drive a safe and efficient work culture
- Leading, organising, developing and motivating your team to exceed expectations and targets
- Ensure clear direction and stakeholder management is upheld within direct area of accountability
- Process works in alignment with the Work Management System
- Drive innovation and development of associated task within the fixed plant
What you'll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Confidence in leading, coaching and developing team members
- Proven experience operating in a field leadership role, preferably within a mining production environment or similar
- Ability to execute work in alignment with Rio Tinto values (Care, Courage and Curiosity) and behaviours
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to achieve outcomes through influence and collaboration with others
- A current and valid 'C Class' manual driver's licence
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
We currently have opportunities existing as residential or FIFO from Perth, or any of our regional hubs within WA.
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure - all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.
We are one of the world's leading producers and exporters of iron ore.
Applications close on Wednesday the 6th of March 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
