Supervisor Supply

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  26th Aug 2025

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

  • Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

  • Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

  • This is a FIFO or Residential opportunity at our Port Hedland location

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Supervisor Supply to oversee and coordinate daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient storage, handling, and distribution of goods with high accuracy, productivity and safety.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to step into a leadership role and grow within a supportive and inclusive environment. You’ll be part of a close knit team where collaboration, personal growth, and shared success are valued.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.

Reporting to the Superintendent Supply and working in a collaborative and diverse team, you will:

  • Enforce safety protocols, ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements to ensure a safe working environment for all employees

  • Supervise and lead warehouse staff, including scheduling, training, and performance management

  • Oversee inventory control procedures to ensure accurate and timely stock management

  • Conduct regular inventory audits and cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy

  • Implement and monitor inventory management systems and processes

  • Coordinate and oversee the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods

  • Monitor and manage order picking, packing, and shipping processes to meet customer requirements and deadlines

  • Prepare and present regular reports on warehouse performance, including key metrics and KPI’s

What you’ll bring

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

  • Experience using warehouse management systems and relevant software

  • Experience in operating warehouse equipment and relevant licenses e.g. forklift

  • The ability to address operational challenges and make informed decisions under pressure

  • Strong communication skills to effectively engage stakeholder relationships and team management

  • Strong planning and organisational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects

  • Excellent customer focus

What we offerBe 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

Where you’ll be workingDampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising of 2 solar salt operations – Dampier and Port Hedland - is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, harvesting millions of tonnes each year. DSL focuses on sustainable, premium salt production in thriving environments.

Located in Port Hedland, our warehouse team plays a vital role in supporting operations by managing inventory, handling goods safely, and ensuring efficient supply chain processes.

We’re committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace. If you’re passionate about logistics and supply chain management, join us at Dampier Salt to make a difference.

Applications close on Tuesday the 9th of September 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.

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