Supply Supervisor

Supply Supervisor | Weipa – Northern Operations

• Advance your career in a dynamic, fast paced team environment
• Lifestyle Roster
• Residential role – You will live in Weipa a beautiful coastal community in Far North QLD
• Full domestic relocation available from within Australia 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

About the Role 

Join our team as a Supervisor Supply, where you will lead a team of Technicians or Operators in executing transport or logistics activities ensuring processes are consistently applied. 

Key Responsibilities 

Reporting to the Superintendent Logistics & Mech Support, the main responsibilities of the Supervisor Supply, will include; 

• Supervising technician’s or operators in transport or logistics activities.• Manages schedule to ensure proper coverage to maintain operations.• Resolves on the job issues.• Monitors working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure safety of employees working in the area.• Contributes to continuous improvement by collecting feedback and from suggestions.• Recommends and/or initiates actions involving establishing job expectations, providing direction or work priorities and methods of performing tasks. 

What You’ll Bring 

• Demonstrated leadership experience in a warehousing, logistics, or supply chain environment• Strong commitment to safety, ensuring adherence to PPE, risk assessments, and operational procedures• Ability to lead a team by fostering a positive and productive workplace culture• Experience in conducting pre-starts, field interactions, and safety inspections• Proven ability to manage stock accuracy, receipting, and issuing processes with minimal rework• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving operational challenges• Experience with SAP or similar inventory and asset management systems• Ability to coach and mentor team members, drive performance, and uphold company values• Effective communication and collaboration skills, working across teams to streamline operations• A growth mindset, embracing training and continuous improvement initiatives

What we offer 

• Full relocation provided to Far North Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• Weipa accommodation benefit 
• Remote area allowance 
• Remote area holiday travel assistance 
• Be recognized 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, 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 

Where you’ll be working  

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite. 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape

Join our team and lead our maintenance efforts to ensure the reliability and safety of our assets. Apply now to be part of a dynamic team focused on achieving operational excellence!

Applications close on 16th February 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.