Supervisor Administration

Supervisor Administration – Pilbara Mine Shutdowns

• Exceptional work environment where people are valued and respected
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 
• Perth based Monday to Friday opportunity

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor Administration to join our newly established Shutdowns Division within Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Iron Ore operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to support a high-performing team responsible for delivering efficient and effective shutdowns across our mining operations.

This role is critical in the mentoring, coaching and development of the Administration team, including providing regular performance feedback. Provide leadership in safely executing administration activities at a site level ensuring team performance is in line with short-term objectives.

Reporting to the Manager Operational Excellence, you will:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures ​
• 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 Administration personnel​
• Organise and manage the execution of administration work performed​
• Responsible for Administration training, safety compliance, scheduling and productivity​
• Manage administration activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact​
• Define staffing and development needs of the Administration team​
• Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations for document control and DMIRS administrative requirements adhered to ​
• Provide appropriate coaching, mentoring and technical support to the operations​
• Support the site by acting as the key contact for flights and accommodation bookings​
• Support site initiatives as required for events, such as VIP visits and family days​

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
• 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    

This role is based in Perth, at our head office in Central Park, and working Monday to Friday.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres 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 10 July 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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