Crew Leader

Crew Leader - Bell Bay Aluminium

• Bring transferrable leadership skills to our Reconstruction area at our Aluminium smelter
• A permanent role where your safety, career development and success are our priority. Day shift role!
• Lead your team with Care, Courage and Curiosity

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.We have an exciting new leadership opportunity within the Reconstruction team on site at Bell Bay Aluminium to lead teams of Process Personnel to drive performance to meet key performance indicators with safety being at the forefront of everything we do.

You’ll set and maintain the direction of the crew, providing coaching and feedback to crew members and leading the crew to deliver specific quality and quantity of output in a safe, agile and effective manner.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who has led teams previously either in heavy industry or a related field to further develop their skills and experience whilst fostering a collaborative team culture on site.

Reporting to the Superintendent Reconstruction and working 12 hour day shifts, you will be:

• Leading the Crew in a way that ensures that the performance of the team safely meets or exceeds plan;
• Leading the Crew in a way that ensures that the plant is operated according to procedures in line with specifications and area requirements
• Working with technical team members to assist your crew through enablement and trouble-shooting
• Conducting required audits and inspections to a high standard, and for the purpose of reinforcing a strong HSE culture and systems;
• Ensuring targets are consistently achieved in a safe sustainable/ timely manner and with maximum customer satisfaction;
• Developing relief Crew Leaders ahead of time through open sharing of learnings and encouragement

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A keen eye for detail and commitment to process adherence
• A passion for developing your people and enabling their success
• Ability to achieve outcomes through setting expectations and collaboration with others
• Strong interpersonal skills where you are present, participate, listen and ask questions to get the best ideas
• Ability to liaise and work with a range of stakeholders who are all striving to be the best operator
• A passion for people and values-based leadership
• Experience or ability to lead a team to achieve results safely
• Leadership training/qualifications may also be advantageous.

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 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

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

Bell Bay Aluminium is part of the Rio Tinto Group, a global leader in aluminium, which is one of the world’s most widely used metals. Based approximately 50 kilometres from Launceston in Northern Tasmania, the smelter produces primary aluminium products.

If you’re not already connected with us via our Facebook Page, follow this link for more information: www.facebook.com/bellbayaluminium

Or, you can learn more on our official website: https://bellbayaluminium.com.au/

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.

Apply today if you want to work in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.