Manager Weipa Operations South (Amrun)

Manager – Southern Operations (Amrun) 

• Join a dedicated management team, committed to your growth and development
• Key leadership role, managing a diverse and unique operational teams
• Coastal location working a 9 day fortnight – Weipa

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Manager for our Southern Operations at Amrun which is a world class asset, and the newest operation in the Rio Tinto Bauxite business. Working at Amrun enables you to experience a hybrid lifestyle, enjoying the new Amrun camp and facilities during your shift and relaxing back in Weipa with your family and friends on your days off. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a strong operational leader who has demonstrated performance with strategic and analytical exposure across multiple facets of the supply chain from mine to market. This a high profile role responsible for an integrated business which involves the safe execution of mining, processing and shiploading activities.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business. With it comes the responsibility to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well every day, every shift. 

With signature leadership training programmes available, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow through experience, formal training and coaching, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

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

• Providing supportive and collaborative leadership to the Southern Operations (Amrun) team and broader Weipa site;
• Ensure that all aspects of the Amrun mine meet all health, safety and environmental regulatory, compliance and business values requirements;
• Work closely with peers and teams who provide strategic planning, execution direction and support through an integrated business model to Amrun operations;
• Providing representation of Weipa in customer and community relations and activities;
• Working closely with the broader Weipa leadership team to ensure services delivery across the portfolio;

What you will bring 

• A strong commitment to the safety of yourself and your team;
• Tertiary qualifications preferably within a related field;
• Significant leadership experience within either a mining, plant or maintenance senior leadership role or similar challenging operational role;
• Ability to promote, mentor and drive a diverse way of thinking and ability to challenge the status quo;
• Strong analytical and system development skills;
• Demonstrated excellence in leading and developing complex teams;
• An understanding of the technical aspects involved, in mining and plant operations and maintenance;
• Experience using business improvement methodologies.

What we offer 

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Primary carer paid parental leave 4.5 months full pay/9 months half pay
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, superannuation, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

About Rio Tinto 

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a 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 will be working 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tonnes of bauxite. 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 27% who are women and 25% Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape. 

Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events. With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and off road exploring.

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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications close on Friday 10 February 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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