Supervisor Plant Operations

Excited to grow your career?We value our talented workforce, and whenever possible strive to help our employees grow professionally. If you think this position is right for you, we encourage you to speak to your Leader and go ahead and apply!Our people make all the difference in our success.

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority  
• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• Opportunities and support to learn and grow your career 

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

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 

We are looking for a Supervisor Plant Operations with a passion for people to lead, mentor, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Operations personnel at West Angelas. You will be responsible for providing regular performance feedback, leadership and safely executing Fixed Plant Operations activities. This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills, coupled with your technical knowledge to effectively coordinate execution of work.

You’ll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work a family and lifestyle friendly 8 days off, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off roster from Perth, Busselton or Broome, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team
• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
• Organise and manage the execution of Fixed Plant Operations work performed
• Manage special projects in a timely, effective and efficient manner that obtains the key results required of the project

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  
• A passion and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members
• Contractor management experience
• An understanding of the work management process and principles
• Experience working in fixed plant operations, maintenance or similar
• A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)
• Statutory Position Legal Exam - Statutory Supervisor

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.Applications close on 27th November 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date.

Salary Band

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.