Superintendent Electrical and Controls

Superintendent Maintenance, Planning and Engineering – Electrical and Controls

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion and diversity
• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Attractive 5:2/4:3 residential roster based in either Karratha or Dampier

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are seeking an engaging, safety focused leader to join our Electrical and Controls Systems team at the Dampier port. This opportunity is full of rewarding challenges and role diversity, where you will draw on your technical and people leadership skills to positively develop, mentor, and support your team.

Taking ownership of the Electrical & Controls Asset strategy at Dampier, you will enable your team to achieve safety, productivity & cost improvements across the critical port assets.

Reporting to the Manager Maintenance Planning and Engineering, you will:

• Provide inspiring team leadership to oversee the practical application of technology to improve our operating practices and asset reliability
• Build and maintain a strong technical competency pipeline within your team, providing a self-sufficient controls and electrical (C&E) escalation support service to the site
• Ensure alignment of C&E asset strategy with key stakeholders within Operations, Maintenance and Operations Centre teams
• Contribute to the development of a 5-10 year capital plan for C&E assets
• Establish clear project & operational improvement priorities for your team to execute, based upon safety, productivity and cost objectives
• Maintain healthy and frequent communications with Operations and Maintenance Superintendents, to maintain equipment reliability by the provision of swift and decisive technical support
• Develop and maintain open communications on control & electrical issues
• Provide regular insights into effective site risk management from a C&E perspective

What you’ll bring

• An Engineering degree in either Electrical, Computing Systems, Control Systems or Mechatronics
• Technical knowledge to effectively lead technical specialists
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, presentation & negotiation skills
• Ability to inspire your team and create a collaborative and fun work environment.

 It will also be beneficial if you have experience with:

• Task Management and Quality management control systems
• Functional Safety
• Configuration of PLC and HMI Systems
• Switchgear Design and Maintenance
• Arc Flash Protection
• Reliability Engineering

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Attractive share ownership plan and an array of salary sacrifice and packaging options
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you’ll be working

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading. 

About Rio Tinto

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 almost 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.

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 18^th September 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).