Superintendent - Smelting

Superintendent – Smelting | Brisbane

• Work in a flexible work environment where we prioritise a healthy work/life balance
• Permanent full-time role based at our beautiful new office space in Brisbane
• Responsible for managing a small team across 3 Smelters in QLD, TAS & NZ
• Join an encouraging leadership group, where people are valued and respected 

About the Role 

As a Superintendent – Smelting, you will be responsible for managing a small team of smelting process analysts, delivering 24/7 monitoring of reduction lines across Pacific Operations smelters, New Zealand Aluminium, located in Tiwai, New Zealand, Boyne Smelters, located in Queensland and Bell Bay Aluminium, located in Tasmania.The team of experienced reduction line analysts provide continuous remote monitoring function to the sites. This work is aligned with site using a service level agreement, where the analysts work with site operations to minimise reaction times to process variations through an agreed escalation plan.  

Responsibilities

• Leading the reduction line monitoring team in a safe and cost-effective manner, coaching team members on performance and sets clear objectives.
• Engages team members in promoting the highest safety and operational standards.
• Maintain effective communication with the team to ensure commitments are met, aligned to the agreed site technical parameters;
• Engages proactively and drives improved collaboration across technical teams to support improved service to identify risks and opportunities that are impacting operational stability.
• Develop and drive overall improvement and step change with key stakeholders across technical and site operational teams to build on the service and drives in new improvements as developed for remote monitoring;
• Co leads the process and approach to define the roadmap for this service and function across the smelters for continued operational improvements. 

About You

• A dedicated commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• A minimum of 5 years of direct leadership experience, leading across crews and multiple teams, multi site stakeholders.
• Certificate or Degree in engineering related discipline, or significant experience in smelting operations.
• Experience in a smelting operations, preferably directly in reduction area. Project management experience is well regarded considering the improvement project focus.
• Previous experience leading a team, building a team and managing multiple stakeholders across continuous change.
• Effective communication and organizational skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Continuous improvement mindset and demonstrated experience to drive continuous improvement. 

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

Applications close on Tuesday 18th February 2025 (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.