Supervisor Electrical

Utilities Supervisor Electrical​

• FIFO from Perth or Busselton to Greater Hope Downs

• 8 days on, 6 days off roster – means time for things that matter the most

• Impactful leadership opportunity offering exposure and diverse benefits

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

At Rio Tinto, we believe that great leadership is driven by passion, purpose, and people. We’re looking for an inspiring leader to guide, mentor, and support our Electrical Maintenance team – someone who thrives on building inclusive, high-performing teams where every voice is heard and valued.

In this role as an Electrical Supervisor of our Greater Hope Downs operations, you will provide hands-on leadership whilst executing safe and efficient electrical activities at a site level. You will play a key role in aligning team performance with operational goals, while fostering a culture that celebrates diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and mutual respect.

If you’re ready to lead with heart, drive innovation through inclusion, and make a real impact – this is your opportunity to power progress at Rio Tinto.

Reporting to the Superintendent Maintenance, you will be responsible for :

• Managing key safety investigations, preparing reports and recommendations, and implementing corrective and preventive action

• Appointment as Statutory Supervisor under WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 with functions as per Schedule 26

• Appointment as Electrical Supervisor under WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 with functions as per Schedule 26

• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, including statutory obligations

• Ensuring compliance to relative legislation, including maintaining statutory electrical inspections and records as required by WHS

• Managing Utilities Electrical activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact

• Planning daily work and completing daily inspections of all work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to develop a safe and efficient work culture

• Utilising SAP to raise and approve notifications, maintaining team capacities, and ensuring maintenance activity information is captured

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of Electrical Maintenance personnel and ensure personnel are up-to-date with mandatory training

• Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption to operations while maintenance and improvements are being performed

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A current ‘C’ Class Manual Driver’s Licence

• A valid WA Electrical Workers Licence

• High Voltage Transmission and Distribution Network experience (essential)

• High Voltage Switching Operator Certificate

• Current First Aid certification

• Completion of the Statutory Supervisor Legal Exam

• Approved Risk Management Training, including:

  • BSBWHS411 – Implement and Monitor WHS Policies, Procedures and Programs

  • RIIRIS402E – Carry Out Risk Management Processes or BSBWHS414 – Contribute to WHS Risk Management

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  

• 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)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)

• 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 is a FIFO role from Perth or Busselton on a family friendly 8 days on, 6 days off roster.

This roster is designed to support better work-life balance, helping you stay connected to both your role and what matters most outside of work.

Located 100km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 1 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 4. Hope Downs 1 provides exceptional career growth and opportunities, and the village provides excellent facilities for its FIFO workers.

Applications close on Friday 10th October 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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