Superintendent Drill & Blast

Superintendent Drill & Blast – Gudai-Darri

• Lead operationally critical teams
• Significant scope for career progression and development
• 5:2, 4:3 roster FIFO Perth

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

People are at the heart of our business. For nearly 150 years, we have been producing materials essential to human progress – minerals and metals that are still part of everyday life, including the iron ore that shapes the skylines of cities around the world.

Next comes Gudai-Darri, a place that brings together everything we have learned, to create a technically advanced iron ore mine – a new mine for a new way of working.

This is your opportunity to be at the pioneering edge of mining.

At Gudai-Darri your voice matters. We are building a family of talented people to deliver on our goals. People who live the values of Caring, Connected and Trusted. Our site is located on the lands of the Banjima people, while our rail system goes across Yindjibarndi land.

About the role

We are looking for a collaborative leader that loves working with people and wants to build a high performing team. Gudai-Darri is a technologically advanced mine and this is a great opportunity to help drive this operation to the great success it can be.

We are seeking a Superintendent Drill and Blast to provide leadership to ensure all aspects of Drilling & Blasting operations are conducted safely and efficiently.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced individual with a strong background in mining and excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. This position is FIFO out of Perth. Reporting to the Manager Mining, you will:

• Be responsible for the development of a strong safety culture ensuring adherence to all relevant statutory regulations and Rio Tinto Iron Ore standards and policies
• Demonstrate capability in all aspects of leading a team including but not limited to; employee performance management, training and career development
• Help to recruit your team and drive employee engagement through the application of consistent and fair leadership
• Measure, record and analyse reporting on all drill and blast activities to consistently achieve plan and improve performance
• Work collaboratively and foster relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives

About you

• Drill and Blast knowledge
• Collaborative approach and positive attitude
• Proven leadership qualities and prior experience in leading and developing people
• Cost control management and budgeting experience
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate multiple work priorities
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• A current WA Restricted Quarry Manager's ticket
• Certificate IV or higher in Frontline Management

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 culture that is supportive of flexible working options
• 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 will be working

Our $A3.6 billion Gudai-Darri iron ore mine is our most technologically advanced mine. In addition to leveraging technology already in use across Rio Tinto, such as autonomous trucks, trains and drills, Gudai-Darri also has more than 70 design innovations including a reclaimer with a rotable bucket wheel, a world class laboratory and in-field access to data and systems for all team members. 

The Caterpillar mining fleet at Gudai-Darri includes autonomous trucks, production drills, and in a world first, autonomous water carts.

Located 110km north-west of Newman, Gudai-Darri will produce up to 43 million tonnes of iron ore a year in its first phase, contributing to our flagship product, the Pilbara Blend™. It will also become a production hub for our iron ore business, incorporating world class infrastructure and a 166-kilometre rail line connecting the mine to our existing network.

Gudai-Darri is creating jobs and business opportunities in Western Australia. More than 2,000 people have been employed as part of its construction with approximately 600 permanent operational roles created. 

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins witha 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.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.

Applications close on 25 November 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)