Superintendent Production

Superintendent Production

• Opportunity to lead and get exposure to all facets of production overseeing a multiskilled operation
• Residential role with an extremely attractive housing policy based in the fantastic coastal town of Port Hedland
• The opportunity to immerse yourself in this community-facing role dealing with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Enjoy the short commute to work, being home every night whilst working a 5:2/4:3 Roster

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Superintendent Production to lead our Dampier Salt team to achieve safety, production and quality targets which will drive maximum profitability for the entire operation.

This role is a great opportunity for an individual who can develop and communicate production planning on a daily basis. Reporting to the Manager Operations Port Hedland, you will be:

• Monitoring production to ensure that sufficient volumes of stock are available to meet shipping requirements and assisting the quality function to meet customer quality requirements
• Lead multiskilled operations team across a variety of disciplines including; salt harvesting, stockpile management, ship loading, dry haul operations, wash plant, and civils maintenance
• Organising people and processes to meet production targets
• Managing costs within the production area to ensure budget targets are met and cost saving initiatives are identified and implemented
• Coordinating the Production, Shipping and General Works functions, whilst providing leadership to the Production and General Works Supervisors
• Ensuring that all ship loading activities are carried out in a safe and efficient manner
• Implementing and sustaining systems to enhance production and shipping activities to ensure timely delivery of quality product

About youTo be successfully in this role you will have: 

• Proven safety leadership skills, and a successful track record in managing large teams of varying specialties
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and coach team members
• Capacity to create, source and manage data to effectively guide operational strategy and daily decision making
• Work collaboratively with peer group to ensure organisational value is maximised
• Demonstrated production process aptitude
• Highly developed understanding of mining techniques and processes
• Demonstrated capacity to personally influence workplace culture
• Embody, value, and lead our teams to building everyday respect in everything we do
• Practical working knowledge of the MSIA and regulations
• Manual Australian 'C' Class Driver's license

Where you will be working

Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising three solar operations – Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod – is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year.

At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go 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 almost 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 and meet 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 Friday, 31^st March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).