Specialist Business Improvement
Rio Tinto
Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
Residential or FIFO on a 5/2/4/3 roster
Find the perfect balance – our roster gives you more time to focus on what matters most: your family, your community, and your wellbeing.
Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better
About the role
We are looking for a Specialist Business Improvement to join the Cape Lambert Operational Excellence team to drive innovation and site initiatives to deliver additional sustained value in accordance with company safety, environmental and statutory requirements.
This opportunity is suited to a motivated individual who is passionate about driving business improvement and contributing to our organisation's success. If you are ready to make an impact and thrive in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of our company.
You’ll be a part of a high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work a 5/2/4/3 Residential or FIFO roster. These opportunities will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.
Reporting to the Superintendent Business Improvement you will:
Facilitating and leading high value projects across site using recognised Business Improvement methodologies
Coaching and influencing project owners to deliver results quickly and with maximum value
Interpreting costs and production drivers to inform strategic thinking and the evaluation and prioritisation of initiatives
Undertaking KPI analysis, improvements and project work designed to identify opportunities to add business value
Assisting in the facilitation of our transformation program maturity
Creating a site culture of sustainable improvement.
What you’ll bring
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and/or similar Business Improvement certification
Experience leading Kaizen projects
Familiarity with Agile methodologies
Power BI capability preferred
Extensive experience using business improvement processes within the mining, manufacturing or heavy industry
Demonstrated workshop facilitation capability
Project team leadership experience
Confident interpersonal style with experience collaborating across a diverse stakeholder group
A current C class manual drivers’ licence
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) 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
Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
Where you’ll be working
This role is based at Cape Lambert. Our integrated operations, which include port facilities, ensure we can supply the right quality product to our customers, when they need it. We blend our products at our own ports, which allows us to produce a reliable and consistent product. And because we have dedicated shipping operations, we are able to better control the delivery of product to our customers.
Applications close on the 22nd of January 2026 (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.
Respect and InclusionAt 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.
