Supervisor Maintenance Shift

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 safety focused Supervisor to lead one of the Shift Maintenance teams at Cape Lambert. The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe execution of maintenance of the Cape Lambert Plant.

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your leaders to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on an 5/5/4 rotating roster residing in Wickham, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

Reporting to the Superintendent, you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices, and processes
• Provide safety and technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to your team, understanding their strengths in work to ensure that safety is first and that the correct work is completed
• Complete daily inspections of all work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to develop a safe and efficient work culture
• Allocate and coordinate planned maintenance activities using the Rio Tinto workflow management principles
• Prioritise and manage breakdowns in coordination with operations & maintenance stakeholders
• Driving continuous improvement projects circulating around cost saving, productivity and safety

What you’ll bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Leadership experience and a proven track record of success with leading, developing, and coaching team members
• WHS Statutory Supervisor Qualification (working towards or held)
• Relevant experience within Mining Fixed Plant Maintenance
• Computer literacy and proficiency in the suite of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Excel, and Word
• High level of competency in SAP, work management and RTIO systems
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
• A current Australian manual (C Class) driver's license
• Hold a current MSIC or working towards

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 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 & cultural leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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.

Where you’ll be working

This role is being pn a 5/5/4 rotating roster residing in Wickham with a short drive to our Cape Lambert operations. Housing for this role will be considered and offered. Our integrated operations, which include port facilities, ensure we can supply the right quality product to our customers, when they need it. We blend our products at our own ports, which allows us to produce a reliable and consistent product. And because we have dedicated shipping operations, we are able to better control the delivery of product to our customers.

We operate 4 independent shipping terminals at 2 locations, Cape Lambert and Dampier, managed as a single port system.

Cape Lambert has two terminals, Cape Lambert A and B, with approximately 4 ships loaded per day.

Applications close on the 2nd December 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). 

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.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.