Business Improvement Specialist

Specialist Business Improvement | Gove NT  

• Global mining company with a world-class reputation for safety and performance
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Residential lifestyle in Gove renowned for exceptional fishing and camping
• Domestic relocation provided 

About the role 

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a Specialist Business Improvement to support the deployment and growth of the Safe Production System at our Gove Operations to foster operations excellence and lead critical improvement initiatives for site.

This is a great opportunity to work within the Business Improvement team and play a key role in Gove’s journey to become Best Operator. 

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 Operational Excellence Manager, you will:

• Support the deployment of Safe Production System (SPS) by:
  • Coaching existing SPS best practices, especially our key daily and weekly lean performance meetings.
  • Leading and supporting the launch of new best practices and improve existing best practices through a plan-do-check-act approach.
  • Facilitating and coach problem solving at all levels of the organisation, through kaizen events and practical problem solving
• Support operational managers and superintendents in defining and delivering a simple, prioritised improvement plan, as part of our improvement life cycle
• Lead critical improvement initiatives, applying data analysis, facilitation and project management skills and lean tools to efficiently deliver step changes in business performance 

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Ability to effectively influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders on improvement work, fostering a supportive culture of collaboration and delivery
• Ability to work flexibly in an operational environment, adapting priorities and timelines to meet business needs
• Problem solving skills, with ability to navigate both the human and technical aspects of problem solving, and apply standardised work to sustain solutions
• Experience in an operations, maintenance or engineering role; in a mining, processing or manufacturing business 

What we offer

• Enjoy domestic relocation assistance.
• Receive a remote area allowance (25% of base salary).
• Benefit from remote area holiday travel assistance.
• Take advantage of heavily subsidised housing and utilities.
• Secure a permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto.
• Earn a competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience, with an annual incentive program.
• Access comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidised private health insurance for you and your immediate family.
• Participate in an attractive share ownership plan.
• Benefit from company-provided insurance cover.
• Explore extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options.
• Pursue career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Enjoy ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.
• Take leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).
• Access exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail, and more).

Where you will be working 

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for over 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite annually. 

With a dedicated workforce of 460 people, our daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following the decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We anticipate that our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030. We are undertaking significant efforts to support the closure of the operation. We also recognize that our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining. 

Applications close on Thursday 27th February 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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.