Superintendent - Learning & Development

Aluminium Pacific Operations

Learning and Development (L&D) Superintendent – Gladstone Aluminum Assets 

• Work for a global mining & metals organisation
• Have a significant impact on people and their development
• Be a key enabler in the safety, stability & productivity of our Gladstone assets, a critical node for the sustainability Gladstone and its communities

About the role

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

We are looking for a Learning and Development Superintendent to work within our aluminium assets located in the Gladstone region.

This role is a great opportunity to demonstrate your leadership in learning and development by developing the frontline capability of one of Rio Tinto’s key aluminium regions improving people experience, developing frontline individuals directly impacting safety and stability of our operations. Working a 9 day fortnight Monday to Friday and reporting to the Manager Learning Pacific Operations you will be:

• Responsible for the frontline competency training needs analysis, its design, maintenance, governance and delivery
• Responsible for the pre boarding to shift ready program and experience across the frontline and the onboarding experience for all newcomers to the refinery
• Responsible for continuously improving the approach to competency across the asset 
• Responsible for the design and execution of the assets learning schedule across the asset for both frontline and professional training events
• Managing, leading and developing a team of L&D officers
• Building strong partnerships across both the assets people, specifically those relative to the frontline
• Delivering Learning & Development improvement projects collaboratively across the Pacific Operations Aluminium assets 

About you

To succeed in the role, it is preferred that you will have:

• Demonstrated the creation of successful partnerships and an engagement style that embodies our values of both care, courage and curiosity 
• Experience leading a team 
• Demonstrated ability to manage performance
• Demonstrated ability to influence, motivate, coach and lead people
• Demonstrated ability to build capability within a team and provide succession planning 
• Experience as a learning and development professional
• Experience in or around operational environments 
• Experience in adapting to changing environments and business needs 

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 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
• Company provided insurance cover
• 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)

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. 

Where you’ll be working

Gladstone is a seaside town full of industry featuring some of Rio Tinto’s refineries and a smelter, critical nodes in our aluminum supply chain. A one hour flight Nth from Brisbane and the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. A unique part of the world offering career, lifestyle and a community.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. 

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