Superintendent Maintenance, Planning & Engineering

Superintendent Maintenance, Planning & Engineering – Paraburdoo

• Showcase your passion for leading others in this dynamic role developing and supporting a multi-disciplined technical team
• Use your analytical skills to successfully lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Work for a leader who is passionate about developing and supporting their team
• Based at Rio Tinto’s Paraburdoo operations working a 5:2/4:3 FIFO or Residential roster.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an experienced Superintendent MP&E (Maintenance, Planning and Engineering) to join our team based at Paraburdoo. Reporting to the Regional Manager, Maintenance Planning and Engineering, this vital leadership role will be responsible for a large team of Planners and Schedulers, Electrical Control and Reliability Engineers across Fixed Plant, Heavy Mobile Equipment, Site Services and Dewatering. 

Key accountabilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Supporting and developing a multi-disciplined team in the delivery of reliability engineering, planning and scheduling processes
• Providing expert technical advice to operations and maintenance teams
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to allow for productive interfaces with the site maintenance teams
• Lead and support investigations into asset failures and performance, including root cause analysis (RCA)
• Utilise performance data to identify high value opportunities to supports improvements in reliability, productivity, and cost
• Demonstrated ability to meet targets whilst bringing the team on a journey of continuous improvement
• Proficient in utilising SAP
• Accountable for the preparation of the annual area maintenance budgets and continuously reviewing conformance to budget
• Monitor and analyse the performance of our assets and analyse primary/ secondary maintenance tasks to improve asset reliability and cost 
• Support the development of integrated schedules, associated deliverables, monitors status against schedule and updates as appropriate
• Demonstrate our Rio Tinto values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Be proactive with a commitment in driving a safe and inclusive team culture
• Have leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching multi-disciplined teams
• Practical experience and an understanding of asset management and reliability-based principles and processes such as RCA, FMECA and tactics development.
• A working knowledge of statutory, Australian and Rio Tinto engineering standards will be advantageous
• Capable of working in challenging environments whilst maintaining effective time management skills
• Well-developed analytical and technical competencies, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with employees across all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to manage a team independently with a capacity to build collaborative relationships
• Proven relevant experience within the mining industry in both heavy mobile equipment and fixed plant environments
• Strong working knowledge of work management, shut management and asset health processes
• Experience with zero based budgeting and data analytics would be advantageous
• Hold a current ‘C’ class driver’s license

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution whilst having the satisfaction of going 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)

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 over 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 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 Monday, 31^st July 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).