Administrator

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion and diversity
• Based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Paraburdoo.
• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for an Administrator to join and support our site operations team in Paraburdoo.

This role is full of rewarding challenges and role diversity. A truly fantastic opportunity to showcase your strong administrative skills in this varied role.

You’ll work an 8 days on,  6 days off roster 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 Supervisor Administration and working in a collaborative team, you will:

• 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
• Answer and direct phone calls, emails and adhoc queries to relevant team / personnel
• Provide ticket management support to the site and functional partners e.g. processing travel requests, ad-hoc roster changes and clothing uniform orders
• Utilise SAP to raise general purchase requisitions, order and maintain stock of PPE and stationery, and manage invoices
• Utilise Prospect to raise maintenance notifications e.g. for light vehicle and infrastructure maintenance tasks
• Provide onboarding support for category 2/3 contractors, including submission of contractor hire forms, site entry forms, purchase requestions for labour and managing flights and accommodation
• Perform other adhoc activities to support the site,e.g.management of room bookings, new starter packs; processing gate cards, IVMS, fuel keys and cab charges

What you’ll bring

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong administrative, scheduling, ordering, planning and coordination skills and flexibility to support sitewide services as required
• Knowledge of relevant work management and business systems or similar (desirable)
• Strong customer service, time management and organisational skills
• Effective workload prioritisation and ability to work unsupervised
• A current Australian ‘C’ class driver's license

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, personal & cultural leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you will be working

Located 80 kilometres southwest of Tom Price, Paraburdoo rests on the traditional lands of the Yinhawangka people. The town is surrounded by some of Western Australia’s most stunning landscapes and is renowned for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and close proximity to Karijini National Park.

Paraburdoo is a gateway to adventure and exploration, and the town is proud of its reputation as a safe, welcoming community and an ideal place for young families to live and thrive.

Paraburdoo offers a wide range of local amenities and leisure facilities, including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, childcare centre, primary school, parks, and various sporting venues.

The Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex features state-of-the-art facilities such as an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court, and a fully equipped gym. Recent upgrades have expanded the camp facilities to 762 rooms.

With the opening of the Western Range at Paraburdoo Operations, the site now has the capacity to produce up to 25 million tonnes of iron ore annually supporting the longevity of the Paraburdoo mining hub for up to 20 years.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on 11 March 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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