Supervisor Statutory Electrical

Supervisor Statutory Electrical – Residential in Dampier

• An exciting role providing leadership and making a positive impact with your skills, experience, and diversity of thought
• The opportunity to develop strategic and leadership skills in a supportive team
• Working an 8:6 roster – Days only
• Residential opportunity based in Dampier or Karratha with relocation assistance and housing allowance

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 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.

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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking an engaging, safety focused Electrical Statutory Supervisor to join our team based at Dampier.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your leadership skills, coupled with your technical knowledge to provide governance of work to ensure a safe and compliant electrical installation. You will have a strong safety leadership focus to ensure a clear understanding and adherence to requirements. 

This role is a great opportunity to showcase your influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Reporting to the Superintendent Electrical Dampier your accountabilities will include but not be limited to:

• Monitoring schedules and perform first party assurance to ensure the quality of installation and maintenance works onsite are compliant with Electrical and Functional Safety requirement
• Providing direction and guidance on how to meet Statutory, Australian and Rio Tinto standards
• Direct management of electrical registers, logbooks, and keys
• Ensuring training compliance of Rio Tinto electrical workers operating onsite
• Reviewing and signing off on all electrical statutory works, and approval for contractor intent to work
• Coordinating and directly managing outsourced compliance activities
• Project delivery review and acceptance for electrical works

What you will need for this role

• Electrical Workers License, Endorsed Electrician or Electrical Engineering qualifications acceptable for professional engineer membership of Engineers Australia required
• Willingness to be endorsed as a site nominee for the RTIO in-house Electrical Workers License
• Flexibility to work around rostered hours (if required) to fulfill Statutory Obligations
• Ability to actively develop networks and engage with employees, management, and external customers to provide open and courteous lines of communication
• Proficient in RTIO work management systems will be favourable but is not essential
• Demonstrated ability to comply with HSEQ policies, procedures and initiatives (e.g. CRM, FV, VS, C2, D7 or similar)
• Previous experience in a similar role or as an Electrical Contractor or Nominee would be seen as advantageous but is not essential

What we 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 bonus
• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
• 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)
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits

Where you’ll be working

The Dampier Ports consists of two shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier 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 have the opportunity to embrace everything our beautiful WA coastline has to offer including the welcoming family-friendly environment.

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 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.

Applications close on Saturday, 2nd December 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).