Supervisor Light Mobile Equipment

Supervisor Light Mobile Equipment

• More time for down time with a lifestyle friendly 8 on, 6 off roster means more time to explore
• Residential role in Tom Price (temporary FIFO arrangement until housing is available)
• Adventure on your doorstep, explore the natural wonders of the Karijini National Park

Where we’re all welcome

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

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 who we are.

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 experience 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 looking for Supervisor Light Mobile Equipment to join and support our Mobile Equipment Maintenance team at Greater Tom Price. This role presents a fantastic opportunity for experienced personnel looking to take the next step in their leadership career.

You’ll be a part of a friendly team, supported by your Superintendent to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work 8 days on, 6 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 Superintendent Mobile Equipment Maintenance, you will:

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and     compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations 
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices 
• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties 
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Light Mobile Equipment Maintenance personnel 
• Organise and manage the execution of Maintenance work performed 
• Responsible for Light Mobile Equipment Maintenance training, safety compliance, scheduling and productivity 
• Manage Maintenance activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact 
• Define staffing and development needs of Light Mobile Equipment Maintenance
• Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations 
• Manage scheduled and planned maintenance with the shift crew to complete required maintenance activities 
• Allocate and coordinate planned maintenance activities using the Rio Tinto workflow management principles

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 
• Experience leading an operational team
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and negotiate as required accordingly
• Able to coach, self-reflect and put action into feedback
• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor or enrolled to complete (within 6 months)
• A current Australian ‘C’ class driver's license

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.

What we offer  

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full domestic relocation assistance provided
• Company housing provided in all residential towns
• Subsidised living expenses including rent and utilities
• Assistance with boarding costs for students in primary, secondary or post-secondary education
• 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 
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options that includes residential housing, airport parking, cars and superannuation
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development and 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 

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you will be working

Located in the central Pilbara, Tom price is a family-friendly and modern fully-serviced town designed to complement the regions natural environment. It‘s known as one of the most attractive towns in the Pilbara with a supermarket, primary and secondary schools, hospital and high standard of recreation and child care facilities. Regular in-town events and activities include the popular Mount Nameless Festival, drive-in cinemas, local fairs and team sport competitions; in addition to being home to one of the largest open cut mines in the world. It offers an ideal base to explore the natural wonders of the Karijini and Millstream Chichester National Parks or travel to beautiful coastal towns over a long weekend. For more information on Tom Price, please visit: www.ashburton.wa.gov.au

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Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on 5 May 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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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