Supervisor Maintenance Fixed Plant

Supervisor Maintenance Fixed Plant – Residential in Paraburdoo

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety, and work life balance
• Take the next steps in your leadership journey with a company that is committed to your growth and development
• Residential opportunity living in Paraburdoo on an 8:6/7:7 roster
• Relocation assistance and housing allowance available

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 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. 

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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

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

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 Plant department, you will be:

• Managing scheduled daily maintenance and shutdown maintenance with a high performing team of tradespersons.
• 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
• 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
• Demonstrated ability in meeting targets and bringing the team on a journey of continuous development
• A desire to build and lead engaged teams
• A current valid Australian manual driver's license

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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• 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

Where you’ll be working

Located 80km southwest 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, childcare 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.

Who we are 

Rio 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 and meet opportunities. 

Applications close on Friday, 17^th November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)