Manager Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM)

Manager Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM) – Expressions of Interest

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Play a fundamental role in leading the site Mobile Equipment Maintenance function
• Help us meet our aspirational goal of being The Best Operator
• FIFO roster from Perth, WA on a 5:2/4:3 roster or Residential opportunities depending on preference

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

We are currently seeking expressions of interest for Manager Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM) opportunities supporting sites across Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Mine Operation.

As an experienced leader, this is a great opportunity to lead a people centric maintenance team. 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.

You will partner with our Rio Tinto Safe Production System (RTSPS) team, which brings together the best practices from every corner of Rio Tinto and other industries. Our aim is to improve how we operate our assets, manage performance and support our people because we know there is a lot of potential in how we simplify our work, stabilise our operations, collaborate and share best practice across our global business.

We need you to be a team player and work across the boundaries; to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well, where our focus is a centre of care and trust. With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen.

This role offers you an opportunity to manage more than just steady state operations. Reporting to the relevant site General Manager and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be:

• Developing high performing maintenance teams and leaders
• Fostering collaboration in your teams to identify and deliver innovative value adding solutions in accordance with our Safe Production System
• Identifying opportunities to optimise and rationalise your mobile equipment assets
• Ensuring core asset management processes and practices are being applied
• Assessing and managing risks over asset lifecycle
• Partnering with subject matter expertise to drive high reliability outcomes and financial discipline

Importantly, you'll build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across our operational teams and functional support teams while externally, you'll partner with our original equipment manufacturers.

What you’ll bring

• Your appetite for an operational focus and demonstrated exposure to Operations
• A proven commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Commitment to Rio Tinto value drivers of Care, Courage, and Curiosity
• Demonstrated ability to confidently manage large scale maintenance works, including shut down maintenance and budgeting
• Asset management or maintenance optimisation experience
• Leadership experience, including leading change
• Strong problem solving, strategic thinking and business process optimisation skills
• Solid influencing skills and ability to develop and build credibility among peers
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Current C Class manual driver’s license

Whilst exposure to heavy mobile equipment maintenance is desirable, we would be interested in hearing from individuals with leadership experience gained across other operational maintenance environments.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Who we are

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.

Applications close on Monday, 12^th August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).