Manager Capability Development

Capability Development Manager (Pilbara Mines Operations)

• Excellent opportunity to make a difference and drive value in a team that encourages unique perspectives
• Established role in a large, dynamic, business critical team
• Perth-based with regular (weekly) Pilbara travel

About the role 

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

We are looking for a Senior Capability Development Manager to join our Rio Tinto Iron Ore Capability Development team and lead a team of 150 employees that support our Pilbara Mines portfolio which consists of 16 mines. You will lead a team of professional Superintendents, Advisers, and site-based training teams to achieve business objectives.

Reporting to the General Manager, Capability Development, you will oversee the planning and execution of our Capability Development Strategy which is designed to build people capability to support safe production across our operations. The strategy comprises the execution of onboarding, leadership development and technical training activities across our Iron Ore and Dampier Salt operations, and ensuring that the business has a valued, capable, and future ready workforce. 

This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant Capability Development Team and partner with operational leaders across multiple sites to build organisational capability and work on strategic initiatives that support the long-term critical skills requirements for our business.

You'll play a key role in translating business strategy into business plans that support the Assets to build critical skills required to safely deliver business objectives. 

We are part of a People & Culture team that is connected, driven and 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. 

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Extensive and demonstrated experience leading and inspiring a large multi-location team
• The ability to influence, collaborate, and engage with stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience on best practice replication and standardisation
• Demonstrated experience in partnering successfully across large and complex business portfolios.
• Experience in strategy development and project managing business wide initiatives
• Demonstrated success in partnering with leaders to embed workforce development and drive transformational change
• Demonstrated operational experience
• A Bachelor's degree is desirable 

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 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 witha 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

You will be based at our head office located in Perth Central Park building, working Monday to Friday with regular site travel required. We encourage agile and flexible work arrangements.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

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.

Applications close on the 17^th March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)