Superintendent Asset Readiness

Superintendent Asset Readiness

• It’s an exciting time to join our vibrant Iron Ore Operational Readiness team
• Be part of a significant expansion project
• Opportunity to work for global mining organisation with a zero harm safety culture
• Family friendly roster 5/2 4/3

About the role

We are looking for a Superintendent Asset Readiness to join the Brockman Operational Readiness team.

Reporting to the Operational Readiness Manager, this role will provide specialist operational readiness advice and support to the portfolio of major projects across Greater Brockman. This will include support throughout the feasibility study into execution, commissioning, and handover phase to facilitate and promote a successful project.

The role contributes at a tactical level to the design of operational readiness processes, practices and tools to improve performance and facilitate the application of governance processes for leading practice across all GBO projects, with an emphasis on all asset management and engineering services processes.

Reporting to the Operational Readiness Manager your key responsibilities will include:

• Creating Value through Optimizing and sustaining value with a strong commercial interest to ensure leading practices are implemented
• Working collaboratively and fostering relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives
• Getting results through providing advice and support through all project stages are being developed and implemented in line with Rio Projects endorsed methodology
• Able to identify opportunities for improvement across mining operations
• In collaboration with Project team, establish a robust commissioning plan of Fixed Plant assets, for a effective transition to steady state operations

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, able to build strong functional relationships with partners in a complex, matrix organisation
• Knowledge of all aspects of asset management and engineering services processes (mobile and fixed plant maintenance, management of shops, maintenance planning and scheduling, mechanical and civil engineering) is key to succeed in this role
• Knowledge of project management (scoping, planning, scheduling, resource planning, and cost estimation) and project site activities and experience as member of a small to medium-sized project’s management team will be an asset.
• Understanding of organizational change management
• Exposure to risk management and business improvement methodologies.
• Well-developed people influencing, engagement and communication skills.
• Capability to write conclusive reports and create documents presenting requirements and developed plans, strategies and approaches
• Mature approach to issues and strong decision making skills
• Proven ability in safety leadership in the mining or relevant industry.
• Bachelor degree in a relevant field (mechanical or electrical) preferred

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Certified in project management or project management professional

Come join the team and enjoy some great benefits we have to 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 sacrifice 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) 

Where you will be working

Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

The Greater Brockman Operations consist of Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression. 

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

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 9 December 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).