Human Resource Manager - Rio Tinto Aluminium

Human Resource Manager - Rio Tinto Aluminium

• Trusted HR leader with ability to coach and develop team, partner with the business and collaborate across a range of teams
• Opportunity to work for an industry leader looking to build a culture that allows people to be themselves everyday
• Permanent Brisbane based role with travel and opportunity for flexible working arrangements

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Human Resource Manager to lead the Aluminium People Experience team, of ~15 capable HR professionals across six assets. With leaders we deliver People activities to the Aluminium operations across the East Coast of Australia, New Zealand, Nothern Territory, and Tasmania.

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.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who can build strong relationships with senior leaders and leadership teams to position the need for change in relation to business objectives, and provide support to deliver, manage, and sustain the change. For our own team, we’re looking for someone who has a passion for developing people, is a true collaborator, a trusted advisor and HR innovator. Reporting to the Senior Manager HR Operational Delivery and working in a diverse matrix team you will:

• Partner with the business and broader HR community to identify and prioritise people initiatives that support the Aluminium business strategy
• Have the ability to translate business strategy into HR operational priorities and provide leadership to the HR operations team balancing busy workloads and complex stakeholder relationships
• Influence and implement change through effective stakeholder management at all levels in a complex, networked/matrix global organization across multiple countries and cultures, including, with stakeholders in payroll, business conduct office, and talent acquisition
• Lead or participate in multiple cross-functional initiatives that deliver improved employee experience, productivity, culture and service delivery excellence
• Identify and drive business improvement initiatives that enable improved operational and business outcomes
• Provide knowledge and experience to the team on their key areas of responsibility which includes employee relations matters, building leader capability in HR systems and processes including cyclical processes, facilitating organisational change and leading HR projects

What you’ll bring

• A natural leader with a high level of initiative, motivation and drive to succeed with ability to lead and coach a team across a range of locations
• Ability to grow collaboration, connection, empowerment and creativity within the team
• A proven track record in delivering results – a can do attitude, willingness to roll up the sleeves and be highly organized
• Proven experience in human resources with a comprehensive knowledge of generalist HR activities
• Demonstrated understanding of Australian Employment Law framework and best practice application of relevant legislation
• Pragmatic and curious problem solver with the ability to design and implement simple, executable solutions
• Capacity and versatility to operate in a large organisation which involves delivering business objectives remotely and across a diverse workforce
• Resilience and the ability to thrive in a continuous improvement culture and have a strong commitment to team-based processes and outcomes
• Ability to think strategically and commercially, approach solutions creatively and consider organisation-wide impacts
• Flexibility to work across time zones and hold a high level of integrity, confidentiality and credibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills including influencing, coaching, building respectful relationships, communication, negotiation and consultation skills along with managing your time to deliver priorities

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Applicable tertiary qualification
• Demonstrated experience within a large organisation and/or mining/heavy industry/manufacturing sector

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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you will be working

People Experience provide HR advisory, global mobility, talent acquisition and recruitment, employee relations, remuneration and performance services to leaders, employees & HR business partners.

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines. 

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications Close on27 August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).