Superintendent Plant Maintenance

About the roleWe are looking for a Superintendent Plant Maintenance with a passion for people to lead, mentor, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Maintenance personnel at Yandicoogina. You will be responsible for providing regular performance feedback, leadership and safely executing Fixed Plant activities. 

You’ll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work a family and lifestyle friendly 9 days off, 5 days off roster from Perth or Busselton.

Reporting to the Manager Fixed Plant, some the role accountabilities will require you to:•    Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations  •    Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices •    Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties  •    Lead, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Maintenance personnel •    Responsible for Fixed Plant Maintenance training, safety compliance, scheduling and productivity •    Manage Fixed Plant Maintenance activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact •    Define staffing and development needs of Fixed Plant Maintenance •    Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations •    Provide quality control on maintenance process, including reviewing the 5 whys process completed by direct reports •    Work closely with the planning and scheduling teams to ensure effective maintenance 16. Ensure maintenance activities are carried out safely, according to plan and cost effectively •    Liaise with relevant departments to communicate maintenance intentions and manage improvement projects specific to the department •    Manage a budget and ensure capital and operating funds are allocated correctly within Plant Maintenance and promote a high level of cost awareness 

What you’ll bring•    A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  •    A passion and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members•    An understanding of the work management process and principles •    A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)•    Relevant trade qualification or engineering degree

Where you’ll be working  

The Yandicoogina mine, often shortened to Yandi, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 95 kilometres north-west of Newman. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise.

Applications close on 13th December 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date.

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.