Operations Manager, Reduction Lines
Rio Tinto
Operations Manager, Reduction Lines
· Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
· Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
· Permanent role – Boyne Smelter, Gladstone
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are seeking an Operations Manager, Reduction Lines to lead a team to safely meet or exceed production targets at our aluminium Boyne Smelter in Gladstone.
This role is a great opportunity for an experienced leader to take on a significant leadership challenge to work in a business-critical role and manage a diverse and highly capable team.
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.
Reporting to the General Manager and working Monday to Friday in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be:
· Implementing practical solutions to proactively resolve potential problems to ensure a Zero Harm environment;
· Optimising Plant performance by leading a diverse team in continual improvement projects;
· Able to implement and sustain process safety standards for critical risks;
· Ensuring team objectives / work schedules are maintained in line with production expectations;
· Driving excellence by mentoring and identifying development opportunities for team members;
· Working closely with technical and operations stakeholders both on site and within the wider business;
· Taking a proactive approach to safety and where necessary participating in accident / incident investigations, hazard studies and safety issues.
· Working closely in collaboration with the other Reduction Line Operations Manager on site to maintain alignment and drive a consistent approach across both areas, Lines 1&2 and Line 3
What you will bring
· Driving a positive safety culture through pro-active, visible & authentic safety leadership
· Highly developed safety skills
· Demonstrated Operations leadership
· Strong stakeholders management and negotiation skills
· Proven problem solving skills and the ability to provide innovative solutions
· A visual leadership style of guiding, mentoring, developing and empowering team members
· An unwavering commitment to improve and maintain health and safety standards
· Leadership experience working on Reduction Lines in the Smelting industry
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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
· Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
· Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
· Wellbeing benefits
· Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
· Employee Assistance Program
· Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
· Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
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
Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.
Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.
Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.
This role is based on site, in Gladstone.
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.
Applications close on Friday 24 March 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.
