Business Improvement Specialist

Business Improvement Specialist

• Unique opportunity to play a key role in driving change and supporting the delivery of business improvement initiatives within Rio Tinto
• Join an encouraging and supportive leadership group, committed to your growth and development.
• Permanent employment which includes a wide range of additional benefits
• Based at Yandi on an 8/6 Roster – FIFO from Perth or Busselton

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Business Improvement Specialist to drive change and support the delivery of the Rio Tinto Safe Production System at Yandi.  

This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated Business Improvement professional to play a key role and help add value to one of the world’s largest iron ore mining operations, to work closely with our site leadership team and help realise the site’s full potential.

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.

Reporting to the Principal Business Improvement and working in a collaborative team, you will be:

• Supporting the deployment and maturity of Rio Tinto Safe Production System (SPS) practices;
• Influencing and mentoring leaders and team members to achieve waste elimination, process excellence, safety improvements and other business improvement opportunities;
• Supporting the identification of business improvement opportunities and the delivery of problem-solving activities (Practical Problem Solving and Kaizens);
• Ensuring improvement project value is verified and captured in Momentum;
• Governing core business systems such as Spend Control Tower and Management of Change;
• Demonstrating excellence in teamwork, partnership, communication and stakeholder management to achieve the role outcomes.

What you’ll bring

• Experience in business improvement methodologies (LEAN) and data analysis;
• Excellent teamwork, partnership and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A drive to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives;
• Ability to work in a high-pace role, managing multiple deliverables simultaneously whilst maintaining high levels of autonomy and self-motivation.
• A strong ability to lead change and challenge the status quo.
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

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 working

Located 95km north-west of Newman, Yandicoogina offers a range of fly in fly out rosters. As one of Australia's largest-producing iron ore mines; operating a fleet of autonomous trucks and drills, it generates more than 45 million tonnes of Hammersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines each year.

Yandicoogina is known for its culture of teamwork, can-do attitude and pioneering spirit, leading the way with innovation and technological advances in autonomous operations and robotics.

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 Friday the 12^th January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)