Supervisor Plant Shutdown

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  
•    Fly in, fly out opportunity from Perth, Busselton or Broome on an 8 days on, 6 off roster
 

Where we’re all welcome  
  
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 experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   

About the role

We are seeking an engaging and safety-focused Supervisor Plant Shutdown to join our Fixed Plant Shutdown team at West Angelas to ensure the reliability and sustainability of Fixed Plant assets across our Operation. 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 will be leading Contractor Management and Shutdown activities in regards to our contractor vendor partners working across a broad range of assets, making this role both challenging and interesting. You will have a diverse portfolio looking after not only shutdowns and contractor management, but also long-term maintenance and capital projects execution.  

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.
 

Reporting to the Fixed Plant Shutdown Superintendent, the role will require you to:
 

•    Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
•    Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties 
•    Lead, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Shutdown personnel and Contractor Management Representatives
•    Organise and manage the preparation and execution of Fixed Plant Shutdown and Contractor Management work in compliance to the RT Shutdown Procedure
•    Responsible for Fixed Plant Shutdown training, safety compliance, scheduling and productivity
•    Manage Fixed Plant Shutdown activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact
•    Define staffing and development needs of Fixed Plant Shutdown
•    Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations
•    Develop and roll out daily work plans that are consistent with work schedules and operational priorities
•    Review new notifications and assign accountability for planning the notifications
•    Manage key safety investigations, prepare reports and recommendations, and implement corrective and preventative actions
•    Provide technical support, guidance and supervision to employees and contractors and monitor the quality and performance against KPIs
•    Managing the engagement and performance of external contractor and suppliers and monitor the quality and standard of services
•    Supporting the global contractor management governance program, so that there is a uniform approach to system use, data analytics and compliance
•    Support designated leaders on contractor mobilisation procedures
•    Pro-actively coordinate and support planned and breakdown maintenance where contractors are used
•    Expert in maintenance systems such as SAP, Critical Orders, Warranty and Work Management
•    Custodians for many maintenance practices, that meet work management outcomes where contractors are utilised

What you’ll bring

•    A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
•    Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset  
•    Have leadership experience and be confident in leading, developing and coaching team
•    Exposure to contract management
•    Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor
•    Ability to achieve outcomes through influence and collaboration with others
•    Hold a current "C Class" WA Manual 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

•    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 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.
 

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 110km west of Newman, West Angelas operates on a fly in fly out roster from Perth, Busselton or Broome depending on the role requirements. Operational since 2002, it was the first site to be incorporated into our Mine of the Future™ programme, trialling autonomous trucks and drills that are now fully embedded into the operations. An expansion to the accommodation village, gym and recreational facilities on site offer exceptional living.

Applications close on the 14th March 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.