Supervisor Mobile Maintenance - Dampier

Supervisor Mobile Equipment Maintenance – Dampier

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

• Elevate your career with the support of a committed leadership team
• Rare and exciting, residential role based in Dampier, WA
• Live the coastal lifestyle – Housing & relocation provided!

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 to look after the coordination and management of Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) fleet maintenance, breakdowns, periodical shuts, Light Mobile Equipment (LME) scheduled and non-scheduled work, tyre maintenance and projects. The HME fleet consists of Scania Prime Movers, Caterpillar Dozers, Wheel Loaders, Graders along with Ancillary equipment.

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.

With signature leadership training programmes, growing, and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced Supervisor with a strong background in mobile maintenance to work in a fast-paced environment. You will have a high accountability for timely maintenance execution to ensure the smooth running of our mobile fleet and resolve issue that have the potential to significantly affect the performance of our reliability and availability of our HME and LME fleets. Working 7 days on, 7 off roster and reporting to the Superintendent Maintenance, you will be:

• Providing strong, visible leadership encompassing time on the floor and actively demonstrating and promoting an interdependent safety culture
• Leading by example with regards to safety and personal conduct, and in line with HSEQ standards, HR policies and “The Way We Work” at all times, in line with our values of “Care, Courage and Curiosity”.
• Supervising the day-to-day activities of your team to ensure scheduled work is completed and any corrective action is completed with minimal impact on operational requirements
• Conducting incident investigations in a timely manner and ensuring corrective actions are implemented within agreed time frames
• Ensuring effective communication between all teams and support staff and communicating business/department priorities to the team in a timely manner
• Constantly developing team capability through use of the performance review process and ensuring succession plans are in place and training/coaching is provided as required

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A relevant Trade qualification
• Demonstrated practical experience in a mobile equipment maintenance role
• Proven previous experience in a supervisory role or personnel management experience
• Exposure to safety systems within a large mining company
• Working knowledge of general mining equipment and the fundamentals of equipment maintenance
• Understanding of statutory principles
• An ability to develop people through providing direction, coaching, recognising performance and leveraging their diversity of skills and experience.
• A strong working knowledge of SAP management system and compliance of both the daily and weekly plan.

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, 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

Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising three solar operations – Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod – is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year.

At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.

This is a residential only role, and therefore you must currently live in, or be willing to relocate to Karratha, WA. For more information about our coastal town, please visit: https://karratha.wa.gov.au/

Applications close on the 5^th of August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).