Superintendent Locomotives

Locomotive Superintendent

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Residential role – in the Karratha region, 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster
• Global mining organisation with an exceptional safety culture
• Providing strong safety and respectful leadership to develop and grow the safety culture of a large professional team

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.  

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  

About the roleWe are looking for an experienced Superintendent to join the Rolling Stock Maintenance team. You will have a strong commitment to safety leadership and deliver fantastic outcomes by working as part of a high performing team. The locomotive maintenance team are accountable for the primary maintenance on Rio Tinto’s locomotive fleet, both electrical and mechanical maintenance, executing scheduled maintenance and breakdown work. The Locomotive Superintendent requires transformational leadership attributes to motivate and empower team members to deliver exceptional outcomes in health and safety, maintenance excellence, productivity and innovation, and cost management.

Working 5,2,4,3 day roster and reporting to the Manager Rolling Stock Maintenance, you will be:

• Responsible for the maintenance of the RTIO locomotive fleet and Onboard Autohaul Systems
• Engaged in managing the strategic relationship of our commercial partners
• Delivering maintenance efficiencies through technology, design and innovation
• Continuing to build a workforce culture of excellence in execution
• Setting the strategic direction for the future of our heavy haul network

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary / Trade Background
• Operational Leadership Experience within a large operation team
• Maintenance Execution Experience
• A continuous improvement mindset and ability to manage and adapt to change in a highly dynamic environment
• Ability to quickly establish effective working relationships with key stakeholders
• High level of both written and verbal communication skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience managing commercial contracts

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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• 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
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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 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. 

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.

Applications close on 9th of August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). 

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