Manager Assets

Manager Assets – Boyne Smelters Limited

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• A residential opportunity, based in Gladstone, while being part of a Global Company

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The Asset Manager at Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL) has the key accountability to govern BSL’s life of asset practices, influencing decisions from purchase, design and build of BSL assets, including management of change, through to governance of the maintenance practices. Most importantly, the Asset Manager actively partners with the Operational and Maintenance Managers to develop the site’s capability to comply with Rio Tinto’s Asset Management practices. The Manager Assets is also responsible for execution of capital and growth projects, as well as managing the site’s non-processing infrastructure and support services for the site.

This role is a great opportunity for people with experience leading large teams and with a background in Maintenance, Operations, Projects, Construction or with experience in functional areas and a strong desire to gain experience in operations.

To be successful, you must have a change mindset and a genuine service focus. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of the site’s leadership team and lead the newly created Asset Management team. 

Reporting to the General Manager, BSL you will be supporting and working in a collaborative community. As part of your role, you will:

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
• Lead the Asset Management Function, including:
• All asset management, defect elimination and condition monitoring practices
• The execution of all Capital and Growth projects aligned to the site’s approved plan
• Own the site 10-year asset plan
• Own and maintain the site’s non-process infrastructure and services
• Management of the site’s fabrication department
• Support site in managing asset integrity risks
• Govern the Management of Change process for any changes to asset
• Embed Rio Tinto’s asset management practices for Maintenance, Operations and Support services teams
• Provide coaching and support to operational leaders on operational excellence best practice
• Apply discipline, governance and quality assurance across asset integrity practices
• Lead the implementation of new processes and improvement activities
• Develop strong interfaces and relationships with external partners and stakeholders

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with great 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 proactively 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.

About you

As we introduce the new Asset Manager role, a key component of the role will require you to interface with multiple stakeholders, therefore your communication, influencing and relationship building skills are important to succeed in this role.

To be successfully considered you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in leading large teams.
• Demonstrated ability to learn
• Your appetite for a large leadership role and being part the site’s senior leadership team
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Commitment to Rio Tinto value drivers of Care, Courage and Curiosity
• Strong problem solving and business process optimisation skills
• Solid influencing skills and ability to develop and build credibility among peers
• Preference for candidates with proven experience in Maintenance, Operations or Management of large projects
• Strong teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills
• Current C Class driver’s license

What we offerBe 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 
• 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

Rio Tinto is a 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 almost 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’ll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL)

Located in Gladstone, Queensland, the region is famous for fishing and boating. With Australia's most northerly surf beach, Agnes Water and Town of 1770, proximity to National Parks, laid back coastal villages and rural hinterland lifestyles, make it an attractive destination to live and work.

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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 12 November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Please note, to be successfully considered for this role all application questions must be answered.