Coordinator Communities

Coordinator Communities – Weipa

• Be part of a close-knit team with a strong commitment to safety
• Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle in an ideal residential environment - Weipa
• Permanent residential Monday to Friday role with the world’s leading resource pioneers
• People dream to make a trip up to the Cape – for you it’s your backyard

About the role

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

We are looking for a Coordinator Communities to join our team at the Weipa Town Authority.

Working a Monday to Friday roster and reporting to the Superintendent Township, your key accountabilities will include:

• Managing, leading and development of a team
• Enforcement of Local Laws and State Legislation
• Animal Management
• Contract Management
• Environmental Health
• Water, Waste and Trade Waste Management
• Community Events & Activities including management of the management of the community library
• Community Communications and Consultation
• Safety leadership with team and contractors
• Development and management of community Policy initiatives
• Execution of community projects and strategic planning

What you will bring

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• Strong leadership skills
• Demonstrated customer service and conflict resolution skills
• Time Management expertise
• Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• High attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and manage budgets
• Computer Literacy including exposure to Microsoft Word and Excel

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Local Government Experience

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary & secondary carer)
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Aluminium – Weipa Operations

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tonnes of bauxite.

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape.

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.

For US

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information.

Closing date Tuesday 11^th October

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.”