Superintendent Mining Readiness

Superintendent Mining Readiness

• Make your mark by being involved in shaping Rio Tinto’s new mine
• It’s an exciting time to join our vibrant Iron Ore Operational Readiness team
• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Superintendent Mining Readiness to join the Rhodes Ridge Operational Readiness team. This role will provide specialist operational readiness advice and support which includes study phases, execution, commissioning and handover to facilitate and promote successful projects. You will be based at Rio Tinto’s Perth CBD offices, working Monday to Friday with ad-hoc site travel required.

The role contributes at a tactical level to the design of operational readiness processes, practices and tools to improve performance and facilitate the application of governance processes for leading practice across the project within the Operational Readiness team, with an emphasis on all mining operation processes.

Reporting to the Manager project Readiness and Delivery, your key responsibilities will include:

• Manage mining readiness activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact
• Contribute to the Operational Readiness Plan, schedule and budget with a focus on mining related aspects throughout all stages of the project
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices
• Develop business case to justify any project inclusions or omissions improving project outcomes
• Contribute to the Operational Readiness Plan, schedule and budget with a focus on mining related aspects throughout all stages of the project
• Support the mining readiness program with all mining related projects handed over so operations meet ramp up and planned processing and extraction rates
• Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations
• Working collaboratively and fostering relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives
• Take a leading role in detailed design and risk reviews for operability, maintainability and reliability, influencing and facilitating operations involvement to achieve project outcomes supporting a smooth handover

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Proven ability to coach, lead change and effective decision making
• Tertiary qualification in a field which will compliment project readiness related activities with demonstrated experience associated to this field (mining engineering, surveying, geology or similar)
• Demonstrated capability in project management (scoping, planning, scheduling, resource planning, cost estimation, variations, MOC)
• Risk management, business improvement, reporting skills
• Experienced in contributing to the development of a safety culture and ensuring relevant safety compliance as well as adherence to standards, processes and procedures for mining, drill & blast, mine water management, production engineering and site services operations
• Coaching, leading change, effective decision making
• An understanding of budget preparation, variance analysis, cost forecasting and cost drivers.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. 

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on 31^st August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date