Supervisor Laboratory

Supervisor Laboratory

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance
• Opportunity to apply your strong laboratory knowledge in a leadership role
• 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off Dayshift only (FIFO ex Perth), supporting Marandoo

About the role

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

We are looking for an engaging and safety focused Supervisor Laboratory to lead a dynamic team of laboratory operators.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills, harnessed with your technical knowledge to positively develop and support your team, whilst fostering an inclusive and positive team culture.

Leading from the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility and stakeholder engagement. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep our people safe as we work.

Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant and working in a collaborative and diverse team within the Marandoo Fixed Plant team, you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team
• Ensure that sampling turnaround times are met safely and to a high standard
• Ensure a high degree of quality control is maintained
• Ensure that data is collected, validated and collated for high quality management practices
• Exhibit and demand good housekeeping practices within the lab area
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained to optimum levels
• Manage all consumable items for the laboratory area

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to safety for yourself and the team
• Leadership experience and be confident in developing and coaching teams
• Knowledge and experience with laboratory equipment, systems and process relevant to Iron Ore
• Capability to handle high pressure situation and make informed decisions
• Exposure to Contractor Management
• High level of computer literacy; experience with SAP is beneficial
• Hold a current C Class Manual 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 will be working

The Marandoo mine is located at the foot of Mount Bruce adjacent to the Karijini National Park, 50 km east of the town of Tom Price. Marandoo is known for its picturesque hills and mountain ranges. Our operation currently employs a fly in fly out workforce.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading performance and technology. Our iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

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 27 November 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)