Coordinator Operations, Fixed Plant

Coordinator Operations, Fixed Plant

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• FIFO from Perth or Busselton
• 8 days on; 6 days off / 7 days on; 7 days off roster

About the role

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

We are seeking a motivated and driven individual to take on the role of Coordinator Operations within our Yandicoogina Fixed Plant team.

This is a great opportunity to undertake a range of support activities to assist the Supervisor in enabling the safe and efficient performance of the operations team.

This role represents a direct development pathway into frontline leadership.

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 are 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 Supervisor Fixed Plant, working in a collaborative community you will be:

• Allocating tasks to crew members at the commencement of the shift in accordance with the daily plan, and throughout the shift in response to changes to work priorities 
• Ensuring shift members and contractors understand and comply with HSE working procedures 
• Assisting in identify training and development needs for team members and provide feedback to the Supervisor 
• Recommending changes to the Supervisor that impact the production of the shift; address to negate problems, or capitalize on opportunities, and carry out those changes once approved 
• Assisting the Supervisor to conduct performance reviews by providing input to team members’ performance 
• Undertaking acting duties when the Supervisor is absent and liaising with other departments in a professional manner 

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team (standard for all job adverts)
• An unrestricted 'C' Class manual driver's licence 
• Experience working in a Fixed Plant environment 
• An uncompromising positive safety attitude 
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills 
• A practiced ability to organise and prioritise multiple, time-sensitive tasks 
• Familiarity with work management processes 
• Experience working in a leading hand or step-up capacity 
• Experience working with large teams 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Packages, including, Word, Email, PowerPoint, and Excel 

What we offer

• 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 sacrifices and salary packaging options
• Career development and 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)

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’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 55 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 2nd of September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).