Superintendent Maintenance Planning
Rio Tinto
Superintendent – Maintenance Planning and Materials
Grow your career as a Maintenance Leader in this strategic leadership role
Based at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun Alumina Refinery, working a family-friendly 9-day fortnight
Permanent employment with attractive salary, annual incentive program, and a wide range of benefits designed to support your lifestyle
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us. 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.
We are looking for a Superintendent – Maintenance Planning and Materials to lead a high-performing team responsible for maintenance planning and materials warehousing at our Yarwun operation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance leader to step into a strategic role within a large and complex refinery. Reporting to the Manager – Maintenance, you will be responsible for:
Leading and developing a team of Planners and Warehouse personnel to deliver safe, efficient and reliable outcomes
Planning and managing the maintenance budget for people, plant and materials across the site
Developing and optimising maintenance schedules to drive sustainable performance improvements
Coordinating the end-to-end supply chain process to ensure timely delivery of materials to meet operational needs
Establishing and tracking weekly, monthly and annual KPIs aligned with refinery maintenance goals
Championing a culture of safety, care and continuous improvement
Demonstrating Rio Tinto’s values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity in everything you do
What you’ll bring
A strong commitment to safety and wellbeing—for yourself and your team
Proven experience in maintenance planning and scheduling, ideally within SAP systems
Previous leadership experience in maintenance or planning teams (highly regarded but not essential)
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across all levels
A collaborative mindset and a passion for driving operational excellence and transformational change
A structured and proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making
The ability to inspire and develop others, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture
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
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’ll be working
Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.
As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce. With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24-hour operation.
Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, supports community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.
Applications close on Wednesday 27th August 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
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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.
