Supervisor Maintenance

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Residential Karratha / Dampier – 3 days on, 3 nights on, 6 days off

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

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 different.

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.

About the role

We are looking for a Locomotive Maintenance Supervisor to develop and maintain a team of multiskilled maintainers to provide safe and efficient maintenance of our rolling stock fleet, specifically Locomotives and brake cars. This is a residential role at 7 Mile on an even time 3 days on, 3 nights on, 6 days off roster.

This role is a great opportunity to join a large-scale operation and oversee a skilled team in the successful delivery of maintenance activities.

Reporting to the Superintendent Loco Maintenance, you will:

• Drive and promote an inclusive and strong safety culture through sound safety leadership striving towards operational excellence

• Lead a diverse maintenance team, providing sound team leadership, performance management, safety performance, workflow management and task execution

• Monitor and measure team performance to ensure that safety, maintenance, and cost targets are met

• Manage equipment provided to the team in support of their activities and ensure appropriate allocation of resources to achieve planned outcomes

• Effectively liaise with key stakeholders to ensure the loco team complete their scheduled  primary and secondary maintenance tasks (PR&L, 7 Mile Operations, RSM Planning, Yard Planners etc)

• Develop, review and update procedures and training documentation for all areas of work

• Assist the Superintendent Loco Maintenance in the successful operations and in the application of the Performance Management System

• Ensure that the budget is managed in accordance with the plan and deliver improvement initiatives

• Use SAP and Rio Tinto workflow management principles to execute planned maintenance activities

• Have the ability to make important decisions relatively quickly during high pressure situations

What you’ll bring:

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to safety, and genuine care for our people. Hold or be able to obtain a Cat1 rail medical. A curious nature and a strong commitment to our Care & Courage values will be held in high regard for this opportunity.

Highly valued attributes:

• A relevant Electrical or Mechanical Trade Qualification

• Sound Electrical or Mechanical aptitude and experience

• Sound knowledge of operational and maintenance requirements

• Exposure to common RTIO problem-solving techniques

• Exposure to, and have a high-level understanding of SAP work management processes

• Experience with leading people

• Decisive and confident to prioritise tasks

• A positive & patient attitude

• Strong time management and organisational skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.

• Experience in bulk materials handling sector or related industry, particularly related to an operational work environment

• Effectively liaise with multiple stakeholders to achieve daily maintenance targets and operations needs

• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office, SAP & other information systems (e.g. HOS)

• C Class driver's licence

• Frontline management qualification or similar will be well regarded

• A can-do growth mindset

• Proven focus on safety and making proactive changes

Where you will be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train is operated by a single driver and comprises up to three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

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, sick 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,

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

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. In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Applications for this role will close on 26/08/2025, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier than stated. 

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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