Superintendent Planning

Planning & Productivity Superintendent

• Great work life balance roster 
• Enjoy coastal & lifestyle living in Karratha
• 5:2 / 4:3 Roster - Residential Karratha or FIFO from Perth

About the role

We are looking for a Planning & Productivity Superintendent to oversee the planning and productivity projects for the Rail Network Maintenance department. The key success to this position will be the applicant’s ability to manage multiple resources/requests, exercise sound decision-making, and deliver planned work to the committed timeframes. The Railway Network is a critical asset to the supply chain and the Superintendent Planning role has the opportunity to make significant inroads into the performance of the assets and it’s operational practices.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills, harnessed with your technical knowledge to positively develop and support your team, whilst fostering an inclusive and positive team culture. Reporting to the Manager – Rail Network Maintenance, and working a desirable 5/2, 4/3 Residential or FIFO roster, you will be responsible for:

• Leading, coaching and developing the planning and productivity teams
• Leading interface between RTIO Rail Logistics & Optimisation, Integrated Operations & Scheduling, Rail Maintenance Excellence and Rail Maintenance execution teams
• Producing weekly maintenance schedules which are practical, with all obligations identified, accurate timelines and all necessary materials and equipment available, which includes coordination with the warehouse team for delivery
• Participation in Zero Based Budget development
• Manage reports, budgets, resources and drive cost savings
• Work closely with a variety of stakeholders across the organisation to identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement
• Key stakeholder in quarterly rail planning and network obstruction access and integration strategies

What you’ll bring

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

• A strong safety mindset
• Minimum of 6 years planning and scheduling experience
• Experience using SAP CMMS system
• Understanding of maintenance work management processes
• Significant experience managing teams
• Ability to identify and project manage improvement opportunities and to build, promote and encourage a “step-up” culture within the department
• Exposure to financial management and operational budgets
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Power Point, Word, etc.)
• Valid Driver’s License

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in project management
• Formal frontline leadership qualifications

Where you’ll be working

You will be based in the heart of coastal town Karratha and operating out of the close by town of Dampier. 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.

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

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.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe.Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

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.