Supervisor Operations

Supervisor Operations –Greater Hope Downs Rhodes Ridge

• Be part of an expanding dynamic team with excellent career development opportunities

• Join our Resource Development team, and gain exposure to various portfolios of projects across the Pilbara

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We have an opportunity to join our Resource Development team as a Supervisor Operations supporting a wide range of projects across the Pilbara.

You will be accountable for enabling the Resource Development Operations Team to be compliant with the Work Health and Safety (WHS) regulation and our Mine Safety Management System (MSMS) whilst achieving Safe Production. You will be responsible for identifying and escalating non-conformances found during inspections. Shared learnings and actions will be used to standardise practices across Resource Development.

We engage with multiple contract partners who conduct earthworks, resource drilling and wireline surveys to gain the orebody knowledge essential to Rio Tinto’s future.

Reporting to the Principal with no direct reports and working 8 days on; 6 days off roster (dayshift only), the ideal candidate will have:

• Obtained statutory supervisor qualification from DMIRS or in the process of obtaining it within the next 3 months

• Good understanding of the new Work Health Safety (Mines) regulation

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Ability to manage your own schedule and work autonomously

• Experience in conducting inspections, communicating/document outcomes and follow up on actions to close out.

• Contractor management and project management experience 

• Leadership experience

• Stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to effectively influence, collaborate with and negotiate with contract partners, operational team leaders, procurement and planning teams 

• Continuous improvement and change management implementation experience (e.g. demonstrated use of process improvement methodologies, Six Sigma, etc.) 

• Manual C Class driver’s license

It would be beneficial to also have

• A proven track record of success in a quarry manager or similar statutory role 

• Experience in drilling and earthworks.

• Responsibility for multiple operations at the same time

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.

Where you’ll be working

The Greater Hope Downs Rhodes Ridge hub takes in existing operations at Hope Downs1 and 4, recently approved Hope Downs 2 as the Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project, which will become a cornerstone of Rio Tinto’s long-term iron ore strategy.

Applications close on 31 August 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.