Supervisor MEM | Residential - Tom Price

Supervisor Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM) – Residential in Tom Price

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Live in a family friendly town with access to great facilities – Tom Price
• Residential roster options of 8:6 or 8:6, 7:7

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Supervisor Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM) to lead, mentor, coach and develop a team of maintenance personnel within our Mobile Equipment Maintenance team based at Tom Price site and living residentially in Tom Price.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.

Reporting to the Superintendent MEM and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Mobile Equipment Maintenance department, 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 of trade and non-trade personnel, 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
• Allocating and coordinating planned maintenance activities using the Rio Tinto workflow management principles
• Prioritising and managing breakdowns with the mine production team
• Drive continuous improvement projects which include cost saving and production efficiency projects

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members
• Relevant trade qualification and/ or experience within MEM
• Computer literacy and proficiency in the suite of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Excel and Word
• Working knowledge of SAP system for maintenance
• A current Australian driver’s license

What we offer

• Attractive housing policy (applicable to residential employees)
• 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
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

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.

About Rio Tinto

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 almost 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.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.

Applications close on Monday, 5th June 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)