Supervisor Plant Operations

Supervisor Plant Operations

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

• Elevate your career with the support of a committed leadership team

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority  

• Residential to Pannawonica or Fly in; Fly out from Perth – 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 nights off

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a safety focused Supervisor Plant Operation’s with a passion for people, to lead the Fixed Plant Production operators at our Pannawonica operations.

The successful candidates will be responsible for providing leadership in safely executing Fixed Plant Operations activities at a site level, ensuring team performance is in line with short term objectives.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.

With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Drive a safe work environment where zero harm is our goal

• Demonstrate ability to consistently achieve safety and operational outcomes and delivery of daily production targets

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team

• Complete daily inspections of work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to drive a safe and efficient work culture

• Leading, organising, developing and motivating your team to exceed expectations and targets

• Ensure clear direction and stakeholder management is upheld within direct area of accountability

• Process works in alignment with the Work Management System

• Drive innovation and development of associated task within the fixed plant

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Confidence in leading, coaching and developing team members

• Ability to execute work in alignment with Rio Tinto values (Care, Courage and Curiosity) and behaviours

• Demonstrated capability in effective communication, feedback and collaboration with others.

• Relevant trade qualification is desirable (Mechanical/Electrical)

• Technical experience within fixed plant operations or similar

• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor

• A Current Western Australian ‘C ’Class Driver's Licence (Manual)

What we offer 

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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  

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia  

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus  

• 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)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

• 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.

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’ll be working

Located in the scenic Pilbara region and close to the major centre of Karratha, the vibrant town offers a sought-after lifestyle and affordable living in comfortable subsidised housing.

This is a great opportunity for you and your family to contribute to a unique community and enjoy a wide range of seasonal outdoor activities; allowing you to find the perfect balance between leisure and work. From the popular annual rodeo event to other regular social and cultural activities, local residents can make the most of modern amenities.

The town of Pannawonica is supported by a resident doctor, an excellent primary school with options to undertake secondary school studies in a supervised distance education program, supermarket, and a local community gym and youth centre.

Applications close on the 23rd of May 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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