Controller

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Even time rosters available – 3 days, 3 nights on, 6 days off

• Based at our Operations Centre in Perth

About the role:

We are seeking to fill the Port Controller role within the Port Control team based in Perth. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team, where you will play a key role in enhancing business performance by overseeing and coordinating site operations. Your responsibilities will include executing the daily plan, proactively identifying bottlenecks and faults, analysing root causes, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to implement solutions.

Within this role, you will report to the Port Control Supervisor, and be responsible for the following:

• Manage Safe Productive operation of the Rio Coastal Operations in accordance with RTIO Operating Rules and Procedures ensuring production targets are safely met.

• Attend Shift Start meetings on time and actively participate; respectfully contribute to all discussions and always raise safety and production issues.

• Use of scheduling tools e.g. FSP/HOS to ensure Safe Production plan is verified and optimized

• Investigate site and scheduling plan for opportunities to increase production safely 

• Ensuring our standards are always professional and upheld when collaborating with stakeholders

• Ensure prompt and detailed data integrity when entering AMPLA delays.

• Handover – Provide clear written (shift log) and verbal accounts of information to set up the oncoming controller for a safe and productive shift

• Drive continuous improvement with site-based stakeholders utilising our internal processes.

To succeed in the role, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• A proactive analytical mind with strong problem-solving skills diagnosing faults, effectively prioritising issues and making timely decisions.

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and able to work closely in a team whilst treating everyone with respect and providing support.

• Coping with and remaining calm under pressure, courage to seek assistance when required

• Conduct yourself in line with Rio Tinto values, The Way We Work and Rio Tinto policies.

It would be desirable to have:

• Demonstrated competence with WonderWare control systems

• Demonstrated experience in Port Operations.

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.

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 will 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

Our integrated iron ore network is supported by our Operations Centre (OC) in Perth, a state-of-the-art facility that enables all the autonomous trucks, trains and drills at our mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location. The Operations Centre incorporates visualisation and collaboration tools to provide real-time information across our demand chain and allows us to optimise our mining, maintenance and logistic activities across the Pilbara in a way never before possible. Located near the Perth domestic airport, the OC operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to coordinate our integrated network of mines, rail, and ports from 1,500km away.

Applications close on the 23rd of January 2026 (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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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