Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Manager

·         Contribute to the site’s business strategy and lead core aspects of the People function

·         Be part of the history of our 67 years of hydro-powered aluminium smelting in Tasmania

·         Work together with an inclusive and supportive management team

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the worldneeds.

We are looking for a Human Resource Manager to support the design and implementation of the People Strategy for our site.  A focus on employee engagement, behaviours and culture, performance and productivity, talent and capability, leadership effectiveness and Inclusion and Diversity will be key.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR professional to make a real difference at Bell Bay Aluminium and across the broader product group. 

Reporting to the General Manager Human Resources Pacific Operations and working in a collaborative and challenging environment within the wider HR team, you will:

·         Translate business strategies, objectives and context into a human resource strategy with supporting programmes and interventions to organizational effectiveness.

·         Provide input as part of the leadership team to shape the HR strategy.

·         Constructively challenge and coach senior leaders on their individual and collective effectiveness.  

·         Support leadership to define, build, and maintain employee engagement.

·         Proactively identify risks and opportunities to business objectives through data, conversations and observations; and diagnoses root causes to determine the required intervention.

·         Engage with 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.

·         Provide feedback and input into the effectiveness of HR processes, policies, programmes, and systems to AoEs and other parts of the organization.

·         Act as an escalation point to resolve significant and complex issues. 

What you’ll bring

·         A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

·         A seasoned HR background as a HR Leader ideally within a large corporate networked organisation.

·         Proven ability to engage, influence and collaborate with senior leadership teams with a good application of contemporary HR systems, processes and obligations.

·         Ability to coach and influence senior leaders in a way that tests conventional thinking and challenges the status quo.

·         Experience in developing and executing industrial relations strategies and sound knowledge in industrial relations legislation. 

·         Ability to define strategy and translate that strategy into executable and measurable outcomes.

·         Experience in organisational design and implementation of appropriate tools and systems.

·         Flexibility to work across time zones and hold a high level of integrity, confidentiality and credibility.

·         Experience in collaborating within a global and matrix organisation to deliver fit for purpose business support

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 Tintois a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countrieswhere we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals and othermaterials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities,and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operatewith knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose isfinding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving forinnovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissionsand to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’tdo it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems,create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

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.

This role is based on site at Bell Bay, approximately 40 minutes from Launceston. 

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.

Applications close on Friday 3 March 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.