Coordinator Drill & Blast

Coordinator Drill & Blast

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community  

• Fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership capability

• Fly in, Fly out from Perth, Busselton, Albany or Broome!

About the role

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

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Coordinator’s to join the Drill & Blast teams across our Pilbara Mine operations.

This role presents a great opportunity for an individual with strong leadership and well-developed communication skills to work within a dynamic open pit mining environment. You will undertake a range of support activities to assist the Supervisor’s and enable them to lead the team in a safe and efficient manner. You will actively promote safety awareness and safe work practices with the aim of driving consistent performance and innovation in relation to safety, cost, and production.

Opportunities exist for FIFO candidates located in Perth or any of our regional hubs including Busselton, Albany, and Geraldton.

These opportunities are available on a combination of day shift and nightshift rosters which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

Reporting to the Supervisor you will:

• Conducting work area inspections including ammonium nitrate facilities and safety interactions with team members throughout shift to continuously improve safe workplace & behaviour

• Preparing drill pattern and blasting activities

• Meeting the requirements of the mine plan in Drill and Blast activities

• Support the supervisor in ensuring the safety of the team and comply with all critical standards and participate in the use of safety tools such as Take 5

• Undertaking acting duties when the supervisor is absent and liaising with other departments in a professional manner for best business outcomes

• Well informed, trained and very knowledgeable of mining standards practices and procedures in Western Australia

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Demonstrated experience in mine site drill and blast, shotfiring and earthmoving operations

• A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)

• WA shot firer's licence – preferred, or able to attain

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Solid organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks

• Alignment to our values of Care, Curiosity and Courage

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you. 

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

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 

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 

• 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, cultural leave) 

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them 

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on Friday the 7th of November 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.