Supervisor Track Maintenance Inland

Supervisor Track Maintenance Inland – Rail Network Maintenance - Tom Price

• FIFO 8d/6x 7n/7x from Perth or one of our regional centres (Geraldton / Busselton / Albany)
• Opportunity for a residential role based in Tom Price
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Ongoing leadership development and training

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor Track Maintenance to join our team based in Tom Price. The position will be responsible for leading and supporting our Rail Maintenance and Asset Replacement teams, through safe execution of rail maintenance activities, and the development of safety and productivity improvement initiatives. This is a FIFO role from Perth (or one of our regional centres) to Tom Price on a 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on 7 days off roster. Or alternatively, a residential role based in Tom Price on the same roster.

This role is a great opportunity to join a high performance team, and contribute to initiatives which drive improvements in the safe and successful delivery of maintenance execution activities.

Reporting to the Superintendent, you will:

• Supervise teams of highly skilled and experienced Maintainers, to complete a wide variety of PM01 maintenance, and break down response activities, placing safety first at all times
• Champion the development and the delivery of safety and productivity improvement initiatives
• Oversee the delivery of an effective plan for the maintenance of Turnouts, Level Crossings, Track Geometry, and other track assets. As well as coordinate the response and recovery works around derailments, wagon defects, and track asset failures.
• Conduct QA/QC and quality safety interactions, to ensure all work is executed safely, to the highest quality, and in line with business COP requirements
• Coordinate the distribution of equipment and materials provided to the team in support of their activities and ensure appropriate allocation of resources to achieve planned outcomes
• Develop, review and update procedures and training documentation for all areas of work
• Monitor and measure team performance to ensure that training, safety, production and cost targets are met
• Ensure that the budget is managed in accordance with the plan and deliver improvements through PDP and other improvement initiatives
• Undertake leadership development training, with exposure to Response, Maintenance, Asset Replacement, and Contractor teams
• Facilitate professional and personal development of maintenance personnel
• Champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace

About you

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

• Experience in Track maintenance or construction – execution or planning
• Experience working with SAP work management and Microsoft Office Suite – a strong IS&T capability
• Experience and demonstrated aptitude in Rio Tinto’s business management systems and processes
• Exposure to contractor management systems
• A commitment to the highest standards of work execution
• A passion for driving improvement initiatives
• Desire to develop in leadership pathways
• Demonstrated commitment to safety first
• Values and encourages diversity of thought
• Demonstrated ability to lead through inspiration and genuine care
• Commitment to ethics and integrity – Rio Tinto’s core values

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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. 

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

Applications close on 15^th February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)