Administration Assistant – Boyne Smelter

• Work with our frontline leaders to make a difference

• Family-friendly workplace with flexibility

• Learn about Boyne Smelters in this interesting administration role

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We currently have a fantastic and unique opportunity for an administrator to provide support to our on-site teams at Boyne Smelters Limited.

In this role you will undertake a variety of tasks, including:

• Provide comprehensive administrative support, including document management, inbox monitoring, record-keeping, mail handling and ad-hoc travel management requests, while maintaining accurate databases and contact lists

• Coordinate meetings including room bookings, catering orders (where required), agendas and minute taking and any follow up actions requested by leaders

• Utilising Rio Tinto systems and intranet including regular usage of SAP for receipting, reconciliation and purchase orders

• Manage ordering and stock of office supplies, kitchen items, and printer consumables, as well as emptying the administration delivery cage weekly and supporting merchandise ordering and distribution

• Facilitate the onboarding and induction processes for new starters, as well as assisting with site visits for visitors including Board visits and other preparation

• Manage uniform and PPE ordering, replenishment and returns

• Assist with ad hoc event organisation including service and awards nights and end of year functions

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

What you’ll bring

Your strong communication skills, team orientation and ability to be resourceful are essential. You will need to be self-motivated with the desire to learn and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the safety of yourself and your team. You will need sound skills in Microsoft office suite, the ability to use various computer systems (SAP experience is highly regarded but not essential) and have general office administration experience.

Prior experience in the industry is not essential but would be advantageous. However, if you are keen to learn and understand the way we work – we can help you with the rest!

Please note candidates will be required to undertake aptitude testing, interviews, background checks and a pre-employment medical as part of our recruitment process.

What we offer

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

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km southeast of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.