Supervisor MEM

Supervisor MEM

• The perfect lifestyle balance

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

• FIFO from various locations

About the role

Join our team as a Supervisor MEM where you'll lead a team of Maintenance Tradespersons in executing maintenance activities while ensuring consistent application of asset management processes.

In this role you'll play a crucial role in maintaining the reliability and safety of our assets as well as manage and supervise trade employees in maintenance activities, ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.

You'll allocate maintenance coverage for breakdowns and resolve on-the-job issues related to planned maintenance activities and shutdowns.

Additionally, you'll monitor working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure the safety of employees working in the area.

Reporting to the Superintendent MEM, your duties will include:

• Manage and supervise trade employees in maintenance activities

• Allocate maintenance coverage for breakdowns

• Resolve on the job issues (with regards to planned maintenance activities, maintenance shutdowns, etc.)

• Monitor working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure safety of employees working in the area

What you’ll bring

• Leadership: Ability to effectively lead and manage a team of Maintenance Tradespersons

• Maintenance Management: Proficiency in overseeing maintenance activities and ensuring that asset management processes are consistently applied to maintain the reliability and safety of assets

• Asset Management Knowledge: Understanding of asset management principles and practices, including optimization, forecasting, lifecycle management, and risk mitigation

• Safety Management: Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment by monitoring and enforcing adherence to safety procedures and regulations

• Problem-Solving: Capacity to address on-the-job issues promptly and efficiently

• Communication Skills: Clear and effective communication abilities to liaise with team members, management, and other stakeholders

• Planning and Organization: Skill in organizing maintenance schedules, allocating resources, and prioritizing tasks to meet operational requirements

• Quality Assurance: Dedication to maintaining high standards and quality in all maintenance activities to ensure the reliability and longevity of assets

• Current ‘C’ Class Driver's License (Manual)

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

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 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.

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

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you'll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 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.

Applications close on the 20th of January 2026 (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.