Advisor Logistics – Perth
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Work for a global mining company
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Supportive team culture with a focus on people, safety, capabilities, core work, business improvement, and partnerships
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This is a Perth based role
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advisor Logistics to join the Transport and Logistics team to provide not only Operational Support but can identify and manage business improvement opportunities around workflows and systems.
You will be responsible for completing routine assignments that support the seamless flow of goods and products throughout the supply chain. This involves tasks in transportation and logistics, all geared towards ensuring efficient operations. Additionally, you will analyse data and create reporting metrics to evaluate supply chain activities, with a focus on enhancing operational outcomes.
Regular reporting to end-users and key stakeholders will be part of your duties, company policies, and safety protocols. Collaboration with various business units and Third Party Logistics Providers is essential to achieving collective goals. Utilising structured knowledge and best practices, you will tackle and resolve day-to-day work issues, contributing to delivering our parts to our operations on time.
What you’ll bring
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Transportation & Logistics Experience.
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Proactive approach to championing change while ensuring safety and productivity.
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Excellent communication skills and a willingness to work in a team environment.
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Willingness to challenge established norms.
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Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
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Ability to analyse data and prepare reporting metrics to assess supply chain activities.
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.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.
What we offer
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
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A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
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Flexible working arrangements
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A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
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Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidized private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
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Attractive share ownership plan
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Company provided insurance cover.
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Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.
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Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
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Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
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Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
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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.
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Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
Where you will be working
You and your team will be Perth based with opportunity to work flexibly from home, combined with time in our Central Park offices.
Applications close on 4 June 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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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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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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 and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.
Take your leadership career to the next level.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
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Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Working in a technical role at Rio Tinto
Your advanced expertise will help drive human progress.
We’ve developed technical capabilities through nearly 150 years of discovering, planning, and operating mines in every corner of the world. We’re an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most sophisticated tools and robust data on the planet. Join us and experience:
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.