Supervisor

Supervisor Fixed Plant Maintenance

• 4 days on, 4 nights on, 6 days off, 4 days on, 3 nights on, 7 days off Residential role based in Paraburdoo
• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance
• Great role to consolidate your experience and develop towards management

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are seeking a motivated and engaging Supervisor Fixed Plant Maintenance to lead our site-based team of maintainers providing maintenance to fixed plant assets at Paraburdoo.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

You will be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team, with the aim of driving consistent performance and innovation in relation to safety, cost and production.

Reporting to the Superintendent Plant Maintenance and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Paraburdoo department, you will be:

• An inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team
• Managing maintenance shuts with a small team of tradespersons, crane operators and contractors
• Supporting, coaching and mentoring a team to ensure optimal delivery against performance and safety targets
• Building and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders to align on operational plans and strategies
• Driving effective cost management initiatives by identifying & implementing cost-saving opportunities
• Participating in the preparation of accurate weekly reports and assigning tasks to team members
• Managing work management activities via the SAP Maintenance Management systems
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, supporting the team in the implement initiatives
• Championing continuous improvement by identifying and implementing changes to optimise work practices and provide technical solutions to improve plant performance

What you’ll bring

• Proactive approach with a strong commitment in driving a safe working culture
• A passionate people leader who will influence, motivate and be confident in effectively leading, mentoring and coaching team members as well as interfacing with senior leaders
• A desire to build and lead engaged teams
• Demonstrated ability in meeting targets and bringing the team on a journey of continuous development
• Relevant trade qualification or engineering degree
• A current valid driver's license

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

About Rio Tinto

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. 

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Where you’ll be working

Located 80km south west of Tom Price, Paraburdoo is a town nestled in some of the most scenic landscape in Western Australia. Paraburdoo is recognised for its beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and close proximity to Karijini National Park. Paraburdoo prides itself on being a safe and friendly community; ideal for young families.

The picturesque town provides residents with a range of leisure facilities and local amenities including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, child care centre, primary school, parks and a variety of sporting facilities. The recently built Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex offers state of the art facilities including an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court and gym.

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.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on 22 December 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)