Team Leader – RMA

Join our team at Rio Tinto Yarwun – Team Leader Residue Management Area

• Be part of a group that is safety-driven and values inclusion.
• Bring your passion for leadership to train, develop and motivate people.
• Day shift only, Lifestyle roster with shift allowance
   

About the role

We are looking for a Team Leader to join our – Residue Management Area at Rio Tinto Yarwun. You will lead a medium-sized team of process technicians and subcontractors towards achieving our safety, people and growth objectives through planning and executing production activities.
 

This role is a great opportunity for a safety-focused Supervisor to drive positive change and motivate a team to strive for continuous improvement. Lead, create and maintain a climate in which individuals feel included, valued and all team members are clear about responsibilities, expectations, and 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 – Residue Management some of your duties will include:

• Demonstrating personal and team behaviour that meets or exceeds the Yarwun Visions and Models for leadership
• Fostering a culture of zero harm and continuous improvement
• Deliver operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvement initiatives
• Conduct required audits and inspections to a high standard, and for the purpose of reinforcing a strong HSE culture and systems
• Ensuring targets are consistently delivered in a sustainable/ timely manner and with maximum customer satisfaction
• Developing relief Team Leaders and other required capability within the team
• Delivering weekly, monthly and annual production and safety performance KPI’s
• Managing expenditure within the allocated budget and execution of Yarwun operating system

What you’ll bring 

• A demonstrated commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 
• Experience leading in an industrial or similar environment with a production focus
• A leadership role within a production team desirable
• A passion for developing, training and motivating your people and enabling their success
• Sound risk management skills and ability to make decisions based on risk
• Sounds computer literacy skills. Working knowledge of SAP could be advantageous
   

What we offer

Be recognised 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) 
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more) 
• Possible domestic relocation assistance   
   

Where you’ll be working

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.

As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.
 

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

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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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