Principal System Improvement

Principal System Improvements

• Play a pivotal role in shaping Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s system wide operating tactics and production improvement plan to drive business performance
• Opportunity to engage and influence across senior levels
• Flexible and agile working environment, with ad hoc site travel

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor to lead the Systems Improvement workstream for our newly established System Insights and Improvement team. Leading a small diverse team, you’ll be a values based leader responsible for driving Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s production improvement plan in the 0-12 month timeframe and identifying opportunities to refine our parameter planning process to increase conformance to production forecasts.

Reporting to the Manager Systems Insights and Improvements and working in an exciting and collaborative environment, you will provide strong leadership to the System Improvements team to:

• Define system bottlenecks and build system wide operating tactics to target and prioritise system improvement opportunities across the 0 -12 month timeframe
• Drive alignment and improvements across all parts of the parameter planning process to achieve a unified system outcome
• Partner with a wide range of stakeholders across the business to understand performance gaps, inform our production forecasts and develop best practice
• Provide opportunities, guidance and coaching to develop team capability
• Champion a team culture that promotes the right behaviours of care, curiosity and courage.

What you’ll bring

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• An open mindset, with a demonstrated strength to develop strategies to solve complex problems
• A background in Mining/Ports/Rail/Processing and an understanding of the value chain from Mine to Market
• Experience working with large, complex data sets
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and prioritise work tasks
• Enthusiasm for fostering connections and building and leading teams
• Passion for curiosity, continuous improvement, innovation and technical excellence

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
• 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 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 will be primarily based at our Perth Operations Centre, however there will be a requirement to be located at our Central Park Office on semi-regular basis for key stakeholder engagements. Ad hoc site travel will also be required.

Every Voice Matters

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 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 Sunday 15^th October (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)