Supervisor MWM Maintenance
Rio Tinto
Supervisor Mine Water Management Maintenance
The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life
Opportunities and support to learn and grow your career
FIFO from Perth, Busselton, Geraldton, or Albany on an 8:6 roster (Tuesday to Tuesday) flying into Boolgeeda
About the role
We are seeking a motivated Supervisor Mine Water Management Maintenance to join our Mine Operations team at Brockman 4. In this role, you'll 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 Mine Water Management, you will:
Be an inspiring role model and coach—driving positive behaviours, safety practices, and technical standards
Provide hands-on leadership and mentoring to both trade and non-trade team members, leveraging individual strengths to maintain safety and performance
Conduct daily inspections and regular job interactions to embed a culture of safety and continuous improvement
Allocate and coordinate planned maintenance activities using Rio Tinto workflow management systems
Prioritise and manage breakdowns in collaboration with the mine production team
Lead cost-saving and efficiency improvement projects, contributing to a lean and productive operation
What you’ll bring
Electrical Trade Qualification or Tertiary Education is highly regarded
A strong commitment to safety—for yourself, your team, and your workplace
Proven leadership experience in mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams
Experience in Mine Water Management
Solid understanding of planned maintenance and reliability processes
Proficiency in SAP, Work Management and Microsoft Office
A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)
Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor
A genuine respect for others and an inclusive mindset
Courage to challenge the status quo and curiosity to find better ways of working
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.
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
Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.
Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.
Applications close 11th March 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.
