Supervisor Maintenance

Supervisor Maintenance

• 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off FIFO role from Perth, Busselton, Albany or Geraldton – Greater Nammuldi
• 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 Maintenance to lead our site-based team of maintainers providing maintenance to fixed plant assets at Greater Nammuldi.

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 Fixed Plant Maintenance and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Greater Nammuldi 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
• 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

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 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

The Greater Brockman Operations consist of Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.

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 30 September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)