Supervisor Production

Production Supervisor (Rail Operations)

• Unique opportunity to join the Rail industry
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Opportunity to develop solutions that shape the future of Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) through innovation and growth
• FIFO ex Perth on 2:2 roster

About the role

We are looking for a Production Supervisor to join the Rail Operations Inland team.

Acting as the primary point of contact for our stakeholders, the Production Supervisor is a vital part of the team who ensures the safe and efficient execution of the day-to-day Rail Operations Inland responsibilities.

The role also offers a great opportunity to drive improvements in safety and productivity by collaborating with stakeholders to find better ways of working.

Working FIFO (ex Perth) on a 7 days, 7 nights, 14 off roster reporting to the Superintendent Operations Support, you will:

• Ensure day to day work processes and tasks are allocated and scheduled prioritising safe execution.
• Act as a real-time escalation and reporting interface between rail operations with mines, train control and asset health.
• Inform operations crew members of task assignment.
• Supporting mainline supervisors of any ad hoc issues.
• Initiate fault rectification required from other departments (e.g., signals, train load-outs).
• Foster continuous improvement to identify improvements to current practices and processes to improve, safety, productivity.
• Report daily on shift performance (e.g. delays, faults, responses).
• Utilising different reporting tools for daily meetings.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Strong communication and ability to multi-task.
• Your exceptional relationship building skills coupled with your ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• An unwavering commitment to safety.
• Strong ability to analyse relevant data metrics and determine improvement actions.
• Demonstrated experience prioritising and delegating tasks.
• Be able to work autonomously at times and have a can- do attitude.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Prior Rail experience (highly regarded but not essential)

Where you will 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 us

Finding better ways to produce the materials the world needs

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile) we operate a fleet of 53 consists (221 locomotives/14000 ore cars) that operate autonomously across the majority of the rail network.

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 program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.