Manager Mining

Manager Mining - Yandicoogina

• Join the Yandicoogina Pilbara Iron Ore operations, a leading site in innovation and autonomous operations
• Lead the mine operations to success
• Opportunity to grow your career and work with people who inspire and motivate you
• Fly in Fly Out opportunity with an attractive flexible roster

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Manager Mining to join our Yandicoogina Operations leadership team and lead our mine operations to success.

As an experienced operational and/or technical leader, this is a great opportunity to diversify your experience or welcome a change in scenery. Alternatively, you’re a high performing frontline leader overseeing a mine operations team and ready to take your career to the next level. We invite you to be part of our ongoing journey to take efficiency and safety to the next level, support the operation and business, whilst providing authentic leadership and genuine care to our people.

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. 

Reporting to the General Manager and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be:

• Ensuring the mine achieves a standard of excellence in health and safety operations and compliance by leading and implementing health and safety policies and strategies
• Managing mine production functions to ensure budgeted production targets are achieved in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner
• Ensuring the mine meets the operating budget requirements in the areas of quantity, quality, and cost of production
• Actively involved in the development of the mine budget and annual plan
• Working in close cooperation with peers and other team members
• Evaluating and implementing best practice mining practices
• Establishing a people-centric culture with a focus on safety, wellbeing, engagement and continuous improvement
• In addition to the above, you'll build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across our operational teams and functional support teams.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team
• The ability to confidently manage large scale mining operations or projects
• Open cut mining operations experience
• Authentic leadership and genuine care

Exposure to iron ore operations is not essential, and we would be interested in hearing from individuals with leadership experience gained across other commodities.

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 physical and mental 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 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 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

Located 95km north-west of Newman, Yandicoogina offers a range of fly in fly out rosters. As one of Australia's largest-producing iron ore mines; operating a fleet of autonomous trucks and drills, it generates more than 55 million tonnes of Hammersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines each year. 

Yandicoogina is known for its culture of teamwork, can-do attitude and pioneering spirit, leading the way with innovation and technological advances in autonomous operations.

This role is offered on a Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) roster; 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, 9 days on, 5 days off. This allows the flexibility for shared site coverage on weekends and the opportunity for you to extend your days off periodically.

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 26 March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)