Shutdown Supervisor
Rio Tinto
Supervisor Plant Shutdown
Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
Residential role based in the beautiful tropical town of Gove, huge range of benefits!
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are seeking an engaging and safety-focused Supervisor Plant Shutdown to join our Fixed Plant Shutdown team at Gove Operations to ensure the reliability and sustainability of Fixed Plant assets across our Operation.
You will be leading Contractor Management and Shutdown activities regarding our contractor vendor partners working across a broad range of assets, making this role both challenging and interesting.
You'll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team.
Reporting to the Superintendent Shutdowns and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Shutdowns team, you will:
Foster a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with legislation, statutory obligations, and Rio Tinto’s Shutdown Procedure.
Work closely with stakeholders, functions, and contractor representatives to align shutdown activities with operational goals.
Develop, implement, and manage detailed shutdown maintenance plans, ensuring efficient execution while minimising costs and environmental impact.
Lead, coach, and develop Fixed Plant Shutdown personnel, defining staffing needs and ensuring continuous training and growth.
Oversee work order quality, daily work plans, scheduling, and productivity, ensuring alignment with operational priorities.
Engage, monitor, and manage contractor performance, ensuring adherence to governance programs, quality standards, and safety compliance.
Provide guidance on SAP, Critical Orders, Warranty, and Work Management systems while offering technical oversight on maintenance activities.
Manage safety investigations, implement corrective actions, and drive improvements in shutdown processes and contractor engagement.
What you’ll bring
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Previous understanding of mining operations, shutdown planning, heavy equipment and fixed plant management to effectively be able to make safe and efficient decisions
Strong knowledge of mine safety regulations, risk assessments, permits to work, and emergency response planning.
Expertise in scheduling, logistics, budgeting, and documentation for shutdown projects.
Experience in managing teams, effective communication, conflict resolution, and ensuring timely shutdown completion.
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
In addition to these wonder benefits, Rio Tinto Gove Operations also offer the following
Remote area allowance (25% of base salary)
Remote area holiday travel assistance
Heavily subsidised housing and utilities
Where you’ll be workingOur Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.
With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017.
We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.
Applications close on Wednesday the 9th April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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.
