Supervisor Plant Maintenance

Supervisor Plant Maintenance

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community

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

• Fantastic opportunity to join a committed leadership group who will support you to learn and grow your career

• Residential or Fly in, Fly out from Perth – local day / night shift blended roster

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

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor Plant Maintenance to join our Pilbara Mine Operations to provide positive and impactful leadership to our site-based team of maintainers. This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills, coupled with your technical knowledge to effectively coordinate execution of work.

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. Opportunities exist for Residential or FIFO candidates located in Perth or any of our regional hubs including Busselton, Albany, and Geraldton.

These opportunities are available on a combination of day shift and nightshift rosters 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 Fixed Plant Maintenance you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations

• Managing fixed plant scheduled daily maintenance and supporting maintenance activities during shutdowns

• Building and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders to align on operational plans and strategies

• Participating in the preparation of accurate weekly reports and assigning tasks to team members

• Managing work management activities via the SAP Maintenance Management systems

• Championing continuous improvement by identifying and implementing changes to optimise work practices and provide technical solutions to improve plant performance

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members

• An understanding of the work management process and principles

• Experience working in fixed plant operations, maintenance or similar

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

• WA WHS Statutory Supervisor Certification is preferred, but not mandatory

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) 

• 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 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on the 9th of 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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