Supervisor Shift Maintenance - Residential Dampier

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  19th Nov 2024

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Supervisor Maintenance

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

  • Great opportunity to lead a highly skilled mechanical maintenance team

  • Opportunity to contribute to a role with good range of diverse value adding work

  • Family friendly coastal lifestyle roster 5 days / 5 off / 4 nights / 5 off - Dampier (Residential)

  • Relocation & housing packages available

About the role

We are looking for a Maintenance Supervisor for Dampier Ports to supervise a skilled mechanical maintenance team to deliver shut down planned preventative maintenance.

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading. You will be working at Dampier Ports – Parker Point and East Intercourse Island only.

You will be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team. This role is a great opportunity to bring your knowledge and expertise to a dynamic site and further your career aspirations.

Working an even time roster and reporting to the Superintendent Mechanical, you will be:

  • Leading a team to execute work as planned on time to deliver availability and reliability to Port assets.

  • Communicating and liaising with the team of mechanical maintainers, superintendent, planners, electrical teams and contractors.

  • Providing support regarding HSEQ workplace policies procedures and critical risk monitoring.

  • Leading and developing tradespeople and apprentices to productively deliver a high quality of work.

  • Contributing to the HSE system and increase awareness to enable an injury free and environmentally responsible workplace

  • Performance management of the team including training and, career development

  • Identifying and participating in continuous improvement projects which including cost saving, reliability and production efficiency projects

What you’ll bring

  • Experience in leadership roles managing dynamic teams

  • A current WA ‘Class’ Drivers licence

  • A current or eligibility to obtain a MSIC

  • Proactive approach with a strong commitment in driving a safe working culture

  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

  • Experience in Asset Management processes and practices (SAP, work management) Computer literacy and proficiency in the suite of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Excel and Word

It will also be beneficial if you have:

  • Experience working with conveyors, reclaimers, car dumpers and stackers

  • Fixed plant maintenance

Where you’ll be working

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

Residing in the Karratha/Dampier township, you will just love that sea change and everything our beautiful WA coastline has to offer. 

To find out more, check out the following link: https://karratha.wa.gov.au/map-listing/wickham

Salary Band

Band K

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.

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