Supervisor MEM
Rio Tinto
Supervisor Mobile Equipment Maintenance - Residential
Take the next steps in your leadership journey with a company that is committed to your growth and development
More time for down time with a lifestyle friendly; 4 days, 3 nights, 6 off, 4 days, 4 nights and 7 off roster
Residential role in Tom Price, (temporary FIFO arrangement until housing is available)
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs
This opportunity is for an Mobile Equipment Maintenance Supervisor at the Western Turnner Syncline mine site which is situated a short 30 minute bus ride from the Tom Price town.
In this role you will provide leadership to your team and actively promote safety awareness and safe work practices, with the aim of driving consistent performance, and innovation in relation to safety, cost, and production.
This is a residential role on a 4 days, 3 nights, 6 off; 4 days, 4 nights and 7 off roster, meaning you’ll be home every evening and have weekends to enjoy everything the beautiful Pilbara region has to offer.
Based in Tom Price, you’ll also become part of a close-knit, family-friendly community, with excellent schools, great local facilities, and a supportive lifestyle environment.
Reporting to the Superintendent Mobile Equipment Maintenance your key accountabilities will include but not be limited to:
Being an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices, and processes
Providing safety and technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to your team of trade and non-trade personnel, understanding their strengths in work to ensure that safety is first and that the correct work is completed
Completing daily inspections of all work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to develop a safe and efficient work culture
Allocating and coordinating planned maintenance activities using the Rio Tinto workflow management principles
Prioritising and managing breakdowns with the mine production team
Driving continuous improvement projects circulating around cost saving and production efficiency
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
Computer literacy and proficiency in the suite of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Excel, and Word
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
A current Australian manual (C Class) driver's license
Relevant experience within Mining and/or Mobile Equipment Maintenance
If you are excited about this role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.
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
Tom Price is located in the central Pilbara, west of Karijini National Park and is our original Pilbara mine, currently employing residential and fly in fly out employees. It is known as one of the most attractive towns in the Pilbara with a high school, two primary schools a hospital and a high standard of recreational facilities.
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
Applications close on 7 July 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
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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.
