Specialist Production

Production Specialist – Tom Price

• Unique leadership role
• FIFO opportunity from Perth – 5:2 – 4:3 roster
• Attractive share ownership plan

About the role

We are looking for a Production Specialist to provide support for our team at Tom Price - Inland Rail Operations in Western Australia.

The Production Specialist role is a critical leadership role that provides both short and long-term strategic support to Inland Rail Operations across safety, production, projects, partnership, people and cost initiatives. The role is a key interface to internal workgroups, major project teams and also provides coordination and input to the departmental strategy development.

This role is a great opportunity for a strong communicator who has the ability to influence multiple stake holders to ensure safe production goals are met. Working a FIFO role from Perth on a 5/2-4/3 roster reporting directly to the Manager Inland Rail Operations, you will:

• Work closely with the leadership team to contribute towards site improvement and long-term sustainability projects
• Using your strong analytical skills to take a strategic approach towards developing department and operational processes
• Coach and develop site leaders on safe production methodologies
• Identify safety, productivity and cost improvement opportunities
• Assist with conducting risk assessments for project works
• Lead and provide direction to our business analyst

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Strong understanding of rail/mining/port operations
• Experience in SAP reporting, purchasing and budgeting
• High level of computer literacy
• Strong communication and influencing skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Business improvement background
• Project and contractor management experience

Where you will be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile) we operate a fleet of 51 consists (221 locomotives/14000 ore cars) that operate autonomously across the majority of the rail network.

About us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.

We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours.

Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world.

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 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 is 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.

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. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.