Supervisor Maintenance

• Residential Karratha / Dampier - 3 days on, 3 nights on, 6 days off

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

Where we’re all welcome    

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 who we are.    

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  

About the role

We are looking for a Wagon Maintenance Supervisor to develop and maintain a team of multiskilled maintainers to provide safe and efficient maintenance of our rolling stock fleet, specifically wagons. This is a residential role at 7 Mile on an even time 3 days on, 3 nights on, 6 days off roster.

This role is a great opportunity to join a large-scale operation and oversee a skilled team in the successful delivery of maintenance activities.

Reporting to the Superintendent Wagon Maintenance, you will:

• Achieve safety and service performance as per targets and facilitate the achievement of direct report’s KPI's

• Contribute to an inclusive culture striving towards operational excellence.

• Monitor and measure team performance to ensure that safety, maintenance, and cost targets are met

• Manage equipment provided to the team in support of their activities and ensure appropriate allocation of resources to achieve planned outcomes

• Develop, review and update procedures and training documentation for all areas of work

• Assist the Superintendent Wagon Maintenance in the successful operations and in the application of the Performance Management System

• Ensure that the budget is managed in accordance with the plan and deliver improvement initiatives

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Sound knowledge of operational and maintenance requirements

• Relevant trade qualifications

• Experience in bulk materials handling sector or related industry, particularly related to an operational work environment

• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office, SAP & other information systems (e.g. HOS)

• Effective planning and time management skills

• C Class driver's licence

• Frontline management qualification or similar will be well regarded

• A can-do growth mindset

What we offer  

• •    Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. •    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 bonus •    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, cultural leave) •    To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them •    Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Where you will be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train is operated by a single driver and comprises up to three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

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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.