Superintendent Business Improvement

Business Improvement Superintendent | Yarwun, Gladstone

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
• Domestic relocation provided from within Australia to Gladstone, QLD
• 9 Day Fortnight
• The perfect balance, our rosters gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

The Business Improvement team plays a key role in Yarwun’s journey to become Best Operator. In the role of Superintendent – Business Improvement, you will lead the deployment and growth of the Safe Production System at Yarwun Operations to foster operations excellence and lead critical improvement initiatives for site. 

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Manager – Operations Excellence, you will lead the Business Improvement team, and will: 

• Work with the Yarwun Management Team and lead the annual definition of cascaded priorities for site, and delivery of a critical few improvement plan, as part of our improvement life cycle. 
• Lead the deployment of Safe Production System (SPS), by: - Coaching and supporting the extended site leadership team in maturing existing SPS best practices. - Managing the overall program of best practice launches and existing best practice improvement through a plan-do-check-act approach. 
• Developing the capability of Business Improvement Specialists to deliver and coach problem solving at all levels of the organisation, through kaizen events and practical problem solving. 
• Facilitate the delivery and maintenance of site performance analytics that are key to effective daily and weekly performance rituals. 

What you’ll bring

• Experience in operational or industrial environments (e.g.; in a mining, processing or manufacturing business) 
• Ideally previous experience working within maintenance, engineering or large production
• Experience in a Leadership role (4 direct reports)  
• Ability to effectively influence and collaborate with diverse leadership stakeholders on improvement work whilst fostering a supportive culture of collaboration and delivery 
• Ability to work flexibly in an operational environment, adapting priorities and timelines to meet business needs 
• Problem solving skills, with the ability to navigate both the human and technical aspects of problem solving and apply sustainable solutions to lock in improvement 
• Ideally you will have experience in digital applications or at least a level of proficiency in working with complex data and developing/co-developing digital solutions   

It will also be beneficial if you have: 

• Lean or business improvement certifications, ideally Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt 
• Experience in data analysis, especially digital tools (e.g. PowerBI) 

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   

Where you’ll be workingLocated in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually. 

As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation. 

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund. 

Applications close on Wednesday 26th February 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.