Supervisor Blast

Supervisor Blast – Hope Downs 4

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Lifestyle and family friendly 8,6 FIFO roster from Perth or Busselton

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Blast Supervisor to lead, mentor, coach and develop a team of blast operators to actively promote safety awareness and safe work practices with the aim of driving consistent performance and innovation in relation to safety, cost and production.

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.

Working on a fly in fly out, 8 days on, 6 off roster, reporting to the Superintendent Production, you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices, and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team
• Using the fortnightly mine plans to supervise and coordinate blast activities on site
• Ensure all mining activities undertaken are in compliance with all relevant statutory regulations and RTIO standards and policies
• Contribute to the HSE system and increase awareness to enable an injury free and environmentally responsible workplace
• Identify and participate in continuous improvement projects which including cost saving and production efficiency projects
• Daily inspections of all work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team

What you’ll bring

• Proactive approach with a strong commitment in driving a safe working culture
• Leadership experience with surface blasting operations
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate multiple work targets
• Computer literacy and proficiency in the suite of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Excel and Word
• A current valid driver's license

Where you will be working

Located 50km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 4 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 1. Hope Downs 4 provides excellent career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for its FIFO workers.

What we offer

• 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 and salary packaging options
• Career development and 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)

About Rio Tinto

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. 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. 

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.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on 15^th December 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)