Production Supervisor – Amrun

Supervisor Production – Amrun (Southern Operations)

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family
• Opportunities and support to learn and grow your career
• Working from Amrun (Southern Operations) you’ll commence on the lifestyle roster; 7 days on, 7 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off and you will stay at our newly built camp during shift and commute back to Weipa on days off, with an additional allowance to compensate time away from home. 
   

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Production Supervisor to join our team at Amrun (Southern Operations). This role presents a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader looking to take the next step in their leadership career.

You’ll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on an 7 days on, 7 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off roster which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.  

Reporting to the Production Superintendent you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team.
• Implement production operation plan to maximise productivity while minimizing cost and environmental impact
• Work closely with Development, Mine Planning, Fixed Plant and HEQ teams to ensure mine plan is met, and balancing the competing priorities to ensure the site achieves targets
• Complete daily inspections of the pit and drive a positive safety culture with your team.
• Build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders to align on operational plans and strategies.
• Responsible for work unit training, safety compliance and departmental scheduling and productivity
• Undertake planning including execute and deliver on the day-to-day and fortnightly plan, organise and allocate resources according to work requirements

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset  
• A passion for developing and coaching team members
• Prior experience in a mining production environment
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities to deliver solutions across an operation
• Alignment to our values of Care, Curiosity and Courage
• A Current ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)
• Ability to obtain Mining Supervisor – G1, G8, G9 (formerly S1, S2, S3)

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

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. 

Applications close on the 1st July 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

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 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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