Advisor - Production - Clarification

Production Advisor - Clarification

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
• Permanent Role – 9 day fortnight roster, based in Gladstone, QLD

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Production Advisor – Clarification to safely lead and coordinate scheduled activities. This is a great opportunity for a safety focused individual who is engaged, adaptable and driven.

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 Superintendent Production - Clarification and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Production Clarification team, you will be:

• Identifying required work, document and communicate goals and scope of the work, and needs of execution teams to deliver identified work.
• Planning, monitoring and documenting tasks for work execution, including monitoring to ensure work is delivered to correct standard, on time and delivers the expected outcomes.
• Fostering effective communication with stakeholders concerning work planning and status.
• Foreseeing, and strategically eliminating, blockers and potential risks to work execution.
• Preparation of documentation for work execution, including Critical Task Plans, and communication with execution teams.
• Effectively collaborating with service providers, other areas and support teams to ensure resources are coordinated, and planning aligns with plant conditions and priorities.
• Participating in several operational, safety and performance meetings.
• Identifying and championing process improvements.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Strong communication skills, and a level of drive to deliver high quality customer service to stakeholders.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to problem solve and identify trends.
• Ability to lead by example, adapt to changing conditions, and contribute to a positive team culture.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• ‌‌Operational experience in Clarification area.
• Exposure to, or experience in, project management.

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 
• 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

About Rio Tinto

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 workingLocated in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.

As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

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 16^th June 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)