Specialist Shutdown Productivity

Specialist Project Delivery, Fixed Plant

• Excellent opportunity to progress in your career development.
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.
• FIFO from Perth

Where we’re all welcome 

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. 

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role 

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join the central Operational Excellence team as a Specialist Project Delivery Fixed Plant. If you are a motivated and dedicated professional with a passion for driving positive change, we invite you to express your interest in this role.

As a Specialist Project Deployment, you will be an integral part of our Operational Excellence team, focused on developing, optimizing, and delivering processes to achieving exceptional results.

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll have the opportunity to work an attractive FIFO roster with allowances for flexible working arrangements which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

Reporting to the Principal Productivity, you will:

• Lead and execute fixed plant shutdown productivity projects, demonstrating your expertise in Shutdown Management to achieve operational enhancements.
• Embrace a regular site FIFO commute as an opportunity to immerse yourself in project environments, fostering firsthand insights and relationships.
• Explore flexible roster options that cater to your individual needs, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Play a pivotal role in upskilling maintenance personnel, imparting your proficiency in the utilization of digital tools and other key productivity enablers to streamline processes.
• Foster a customer-focused approach in your engagements, understanding and addressing their unique needs to ensure exceptional outcomes.
• Guide and coach personnel in the effective utilization of new tools and processes, fostering competence and confidence among team members.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in fixed plant maintenance environments, demonstrating your familiarity with the unique challenges and dynamics of such settings.
• Track record of successfully engaging with stakeholders across various leadership levels, showcasing your ability to navigate complex organizational structures.
• Exceptional communication skills, enabling you to convey ideas, strategies, and updates with clarity and impact.
• Proficiency in crafting effective messaging that resonates with diverse audiences, fostering understanding and alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, leveraging your interpersonal skills to guide teams and initiatives without direct authority.
• Accomplished in change management practices, exemplifying your capability to facilitate smooth transitions and secure buy-in from stakeholders.
• Proven collaboration skills, essential for partnering seamlessly with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.
• Adept at stakeholder management, ensuring that relationships are nurtured and expectations are met throughout projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport, mentor team members, and drive collective success.
• A genuine and evident enthusiasm to uphold and embody the company’s core values, integrating them into your work and interactions

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Who we are 

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 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on 15th September 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).