Supervisor Mechanical

Supervisor Mechanical

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Lead and support our Utilities division in the town of Dampier, and surrounding sites at Parker Point, EII and Rail Facilities
• Residential opportunity - Get ahead financially with company benefits including fully funded relocation and subsidised company housing
• Based at Rio Tinto’s Parker Point operation working a local 8 days on; 6 days off roster

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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Supervisor Mechanical to supervise the day-to-day maintenance activities of the team of plumbers and mechanical trades. This involves supervising work, allocating team members/resources to complete the required tasks, confirming maintainers have completed the maintenance orders and raised notifications for subsequent works when required.

Leading from the frontline, your main responsibility will include checking and ensuring safety of the team and equipment, while monitoring personnel performance and administrative duties.

You’ll be part of a friendly, high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. Reporting to the Utilities Superintendent, you’ll work a 8 days on, 6 days off roster, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

We're looking for someone with strong leadership and well-developed communication skills who is passionate about providing authentic and positive people leadership and a natural role model at cultivating a curious mind. You will have a strong understanding of safe operations and safe behavior fundamentals, work well under pressure while maintaining the ability to meet multiple deadlines along with demonstrated understanding of quality system processes.

In addition, to succeed in this role, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset  
• Experience in leading a team, preferably an understanding of asset management work practices
• Experience with Hydrocarbons handling installations including valves, pumps and thermal relief systems
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Relevant Mechanical Trade
• Unrestricted “C” Class driver's license

What we offer 

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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) 
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
• 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.

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.  

Where you’ll be working

Our port facilities consist of four shippingterminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which forman essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities fortrain unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

The Utilities Division maintains assets toprovide water, hydrocarbons and waste water services to the Rio Tinto Iron Ore(RTIO) Pilbara Operations in the town of Dampier and sites at Parker Point, EIIand Rail Facilities.

This opportunity is listed as a Residential opportunity only, for more information about the location of Dampier, and whether this is the right town for you and for your family please visit:

https://karratha.wa.gov.au/recreation-and-sports/dampier-archipelago

Applications close on the 4^th of June 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).