Supervisor Re Rail

Supervisor Rail Network Renewals Rerail

• Residential in Karratha or FIFO from Perth : 8/6 roster
• Excellent leadership opportunity
• Relish in the employee benefits of a global organisation

About the role

Our Rail Network Renewals (RNR) team at our 7 Mile operation in Dampier are seeking a standout leader to join the team.

Reporting to the Superintendent, Rail Network Renewals Rerail, you will be responsible for the delivery of the RioTinto Rail Network Renewals rerail scope. You will also be responsible for supervising the day-to-day rerail activities on site as well as the daily management of contractors ensuring the rerail plan remains on schedule.

Your duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Supervise rerail activities on the RioTinto Rail Network to ensure that standards of qualityas well as safety and performance are observed and that time schedules are met
• Undertake administration duties where required
• Interface with other engineering functions and renewals teams
• Ensure sufficient resources (plant and people) are provided on a project so that it can be delivered safely
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and support an inclusive culture in line with Rio Tinto’s values

About you

Along with solid leadership capability and experience in the Rail industry, you will also hold a minimum 4 years’ experience supervising construction activities on project sites.

Your strong communication skills will be critical in this role, including strong negotiation and influencing skills. Your ability to establish effective working relationships with a variety of people at different levels both internally and externally will be paramount to the success of this role.

You will also have :

• Demonstrated ability to work independently to organise and prioritise demands
• Handle multiple complex tasks simultaneously
• Set and meet deadlines
• Follow-through within a fast-paced environment with multiple and competing demands
• Ability to coach and mentor our contract partners

What’s on offer

• 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)

Where you will be working

This opportunity is being offered either residentially, in the heart of the coastal town of Karratha, with a short drive to site in Dampier at 7 Mile, or FIFO from Perth. The roster will be offered as a 8 days on 6 days off roster. We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours.

Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world.

About Rio Tinto

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 almost 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.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.