Superintendent Facilities Operations

Superintendent Facilities Operations – Residential position, Cape Lambert

• Residential position based in Cape Lambert on a 5 days on, 2 days off / 4 days on, 3 days off roster - flexibility for the lifestyle you want

• Be part of an expanding, dynamic team with excellent career development opportunities

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a motivated, strategic and engaging individual to join our team in the role of Superintendent Facilities Operations, based on site in Cape Lambert, supporting our iron ore operations. This position is offered as a residential position located within the township of Wickham.

Facilities Operations works in partnership with our service providers to support the safe delivery of facilities management services in our villages, towns, ports, and mine sites. Through an outsourced integrated service model, we deliver accommodation, catering, cleaning, grounds, facilities maintenance, transport and airport services. 

The Superintendent Facilities Operations will lead a team to support the delivery of facilities management services by focusing on safety, partnership, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance. These roles are diverse in terms of scope and stakeholders, offering a unique opportunity to connect with all areas of the iron ore business.

A strong team environment will support your growth and success in the role with collaboration and communication a focus of Facilities Operations.

What you’ll bring

Reporting to the Manager Facilities Operations, you will bring:

• Confidence in leading, coaching and supporting team members

• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• Confidence to react and adapt priorities and work streams to meet business needs

• Solid experience working in operational leadership roles

• Experience working in collaborative partnerships

• Demonstrated system and process improvements

• Manual C Class driver's licence 

It will also be beneficial if you have: 

• Background in FM services management

• In-field safety experience and awareness of the Rio Tinto Iron Ore safety tools and processes

• Front line management or other relevant leadership development qualifications

• Bachelor level degree

• Experience in managing teams across multiple geographical locations

• Formal Qualifications in Facilties management

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes, we want to hear from you.  

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

• Working in the largest integrated facilities management contract for Rio Tinto globally

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• 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  

• Relocation to Cape Lambert if required

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, 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. This role is residentially based and supports the facilities management of both Cape Lambert port operations and town based FM assets.

Applications close on the 13 April 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.