MP&E Fixed Plant Planning Superintendent (Regional)

MP&E Fixed Plant Planning Superintendent (Regional) – Tom Price

• Perfect role for a highly motivated individual with a drive for people leadership

• Residential or FIFO from Perth to Tom Price

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

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

Join our inclusive and dynamic Fixed Plant Maintenance Planning & Engineering (MP&E) function here at Rio Tinto, where you will lead, connect, direct, and support the wider MP&E and Site Operational teams. In this exciting role, you will oversee a diverse portfolio of engineering functions, specifically process engineering, electrical and controls systems, and mine water management. Your focus will be leading sustainable improvements in all aspects associated with people, process, and performance in line with short to medium term objectives.

As the MP&E Fixed Plant Engineering Superintendent (Regional), you will be reporting to the MP&E Manager and you will be responsible for:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and protocols

• Lead, coach, & develop a diverse engineering team

• Define staffing and development needs of MP&E

• Define and input Quarterly Forecast Planning (QFP) parameters for site

• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices

• Asset Management and Strategic Asset Management Improvement Plans are maintained

• Support Risk management including Risk and Assurance Forum (RaAF), Asset Integrity Assessment (AIA), and Critical Risk Assessment (CRA)

• Manage FXP / HME Maintenance Engineering activities to maximise productivity while optimising cost and environmental impact

• Support the engineering team to provide technical support and engineering to maintenance teams for a variety of fixed plant assets, including root cause, equipment failure and loss analysis

• Ensure integrity and quality of the mine plans are maintained through adequate reviewing process of mine plan outputs prior final submission

• Conform and deploy Asset Management standards

• Support in delivering Defect Elimination activities and ensure the cadence are maintained

• Advocate for optimised plant production by providing feedback to on-site Mine Technical Services regarding feed conformance to plan and identifying suitable changes where required

• Establish targeted KPI reports for operational practices relating to subject assets

• Identify, communicate and manage Process Philosophy / Functional Description

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have: 

• Strong background in safety and people leadership roles

• Demonstrate capability in coaching, leading change and effective decision making

• Good time & team performance management is critical

• Collaboratively enable effectiveness to safely optimise productivity, build organisational excellence, capability and improvement

• Strong background in Process Engineering (or other related engineering disciplines)

• Demonstrate understanding Financial Management

• Preference is to have reasonable systems knowledge: e.g SAP, Prometheus, Enablon, etc.

• Degree in process engineering (desired) or equivalent engineering (i.e. electrical/mechanical)

• Current ‘C’ Class Driver's License (Manual)

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

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. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

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)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)

• 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. 

Where you’ll be working

This role is being offered on a 5/2 -4/3 roster (9-day fortnight), Residential in Tom Price, or FIFO from Perth to Tom Price. 

Tom Price is located in the central Pilbara, west of Karijini National Park and is our original Pilbara mine, currently employing residential and fly in fly out employees. It is known as one of the most attractive towns in the Pilbara with a high school, two primary schools a hospital and a high standard of recreational facilities.

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.