Senior Supply Chain & Execution Scheduler – Integrated Operations

Senior Supply Chain & Execution Scheduler – Integrated Operations

• Exciting progression and development opportunity
• 3 days on; 3 nights on; 6 off roster – Perth based!
• Lead a team of Supply Chain professionals based out of the Art Operations Centre (Near Perth Domestic Airport)

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Our Integrated Operations team currently have an opportunity for an experienced Leader to join the team as Senior Supply Chain & Execution Scheduler. This critical role will lead a team of Supply Chain professionals who coordinate the movement of Rio Tinto Iron Ore, from mine through to Customer while having a direct influence on Shipping, Rail and Mine volume and product quality.

This role will be based at our State of the Art Operations Centre (near the Perth domestic Airport) and operate on 3 days on; 3 nights off / 6 days off roster.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing are our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Superintendent Supply Chain Execution the successful candidate will act as a Leader within the Integrated Operations Scheduling team. In addition, you will:

• Lead, support and develop the IOS team members, particularly the Supply Chain Execution Scheduler’s (SCES)
• Ensure continuous availability of competent SCES resources
• Initiate and lead recruitment for forward planning and secondment opportunities across the team
• Execute and optimise the supply chain over a window of the next 36 hours on an ongoing basis
• Analyse the often complex, knock-on effective of deviations over a 24-hour period and direct the SCES accordingly.
• Escalate and define optionality of supply chain constraints, impacts and opportunities as required, supported by impact assessments
• Support the delivery of departmental continuous improvement initiatives and focuses, aligned with our values, and champion specialty project or programs of work.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated understanding of complex mining and/or logistics processes with an ability to identify inefficiencies, value degradation and bottlenecks
• Experience leading a Mine, Rail, Port team
• Ready to learn and grow a solid team
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for improvement and manage through to completion
• Understanding of mining operations and mine scheduling processes and experience in mine planning/scheduling
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate amongst large stakeholder networks
• ability to communicate complex problems and distil large amounts of data
• Proven ability in change management

It would also be beneficial if you have

• Relevant tertiary qualification in either Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths or Commerce disciplines are preferred
• Experience leading a team with ability to develop and coach team members
• Familiarisation with IOS Scheduling tools such as HOS, M2S
• Familiarisation with Power BI
• Familiarisation with rail networks
• Project management skills

What we offer

• 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 sacrifices and salary packaging options 
• Career development and 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) 

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’ll be working

Our state-of-the-art Operations Centre (OC) located near the Perth domestic airport, is a key component of our Mine of the Future™ vision. The OC control room operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to coordinate our integrated network of mines, rail, power, and ports. It enables all our mines, ports, and rail systems to be operated from a single location, optimising site activities from 1,500km away.

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 the 18^th of January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).