Superintendent Operations

Superintendent Rail Operations – Cape Lambert (Wickham)

• Significant operational leadership role
• Fantastic career advancement opportunity
• Our preference is a residentially based leader, working 8 days on 6 days off (8/6), however, FIFO will be considered for the right candidate.

About the Role

We are looking for a Superintendent Operations to lead the operations team based at our Cape Lambert rail facility in the heart of the Pilbara region in Ngarlama country. Responsible for ensuring the safe and productive movement of trains interfacing at our Port and Mine Operations. Our team is responsible for safe and efficient management of rail operations servicing our Cape Lambert Car Dumpers, supporting our mainline AutoHaul® operations, servicing our rolling stock maintenance department, as well as our manually operated Robe Valley / Deepdale mainline train services (located within Robe River Kuruma country).

This role is an excellent opportunity to join an evolving team focused on building a collaborative, empowered and diverse workforce, as well as a fantastic opportunity to progress your career in a large operational leadership capacity. You will be encouraged to embrace and adopt new technology and operational improvements to unlock improvements in safety and productivity while providing coaching and development to frontline leaders and team members.

The role will be back-to-back with another Operational Superintendent working an 8/6 roster residential in Wickham or FIFO from Perth.

Reporting to the Manager Operations, you will be:

• Managing the safe processing of trains through the Cape Lambert operating yard and our Robe Valley mainline operations
• Ensuring teams are competent to safely operate and support our rail operations
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, supporting the team in the implementation of improvement initiatives, competency training and technical advances
• Preparing and managing capital and operating budgets to achieve business outcomes
• Managing the critical interface aspects across the rail and port networks
• Ensuring compliance with the relevant statutory legislative provisions

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience managing large operational teams
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in evolving an inclusive and engaged workforce
• Demonstrated previous operating experience in Rail, Supply Chain & Logistics or bulk materials handling environment
• Exposure to financial management and operational budgets
• Incident investigations (e.g. Essential Factors or ICAM) skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Tertiary qualification in Logistics and Supply Change Management or a business discipline
• Business improvement experience
• Experience in project management
• Formal frontline leadership qualifications

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 will be working

This role will be based in Wickham – WA approximately 40kms from city of Karratha.

We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours.

Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world.

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, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions and reside in WA.

What’s on Offer

• Company housing in Wickham
• Discounted Health cover scheme for you and your immediate family
• Extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• 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)
• 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 an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• The attractive share ownership plan
• The company provided insurance cover
• Relocation assistance

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organisation and fulfilling career.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.

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

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