Senior Advisor Facilities
- Join an encouraging and supportive leadership group, at an exciting late study phase
- Be seen as a trusted partner, collaborator and driver to enable the project’s success
- Role is site based in Winu, AUS
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for Senior Advisor Facilities to provide seamless and consistent direction, priorities, standards and processes to the Facilities and Infrastructure team as agreed with the Superintendent, as well as providing direct leadership for planning and scheduling, earthworks and ad-hoc contractor management.
Key responsibilities include:
- General Leadership accountabilities include; recruitment of talent, setting team and individual expectations, monitor performance, provide effective feedback, coach, mentor and develop team members, conduct performance assessment and review, reward and recognition, managing unsatisfactory performance and behaviour including termination when necessary.
- Adjust the team and role designs to meet the changing needs of the project over time.
- Ability to provide occasional coverage for Site Services Supervisor and Site Services Superintendent.
- Establish, develop and maintain relationships with local resources, remote resources and other leads and identify solutions to resolve any issues
- Maintains regional and local systems, standards, solutions in line with global policies/standards
- Manage, coach and advise team members on best practice, processes and procedures including relevant Rio Tinto Safe Production System best practicies
- Proactively review and identify ways to improve work processes, procedures, service and relationships
- Provide support to special projects and other initiatives as directed
What you’ll bring
You are passionate about quality and driven to improve processes and systems. You will have the ability to thrive in a team environment and build stakeholder relationships as well as be a natural problem solver and quickly be able to analyze problem and provide solutions.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Leadership
- Planning and Scheduling
- Asset Management
- Work Management
- Procurement processes and system
- Finance and cost management
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Report and proposal writing
- Change Management
What we offer
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto on an 8/6 roster.
- Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have helped the world progress.
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program.
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidized private health insurance for you and your immediate family.
- An attractive share ownership plan.
- Company provided insurance cover.
- Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership goals.
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).
- Flexible working arrangements.
Where you’ll be working
Winu
Winu is a 100% Rio Tinto owned copper-gold mineralization project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia. The project is located approximately 130 km north of the Telfer mine and 350 km southeast of Port Hedland. Teams at Winu are taking an agile approach to greenfield project development and being innovative in the way we bring a mine from exploration to production.
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 one of our function’s teams
We supply the materials that drive human progress. You make it all possible.
With business operations that stretch from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Perth, Western Australia, we have exciting opportunities in virtually every discipline imaginable. From HR to marketing, finance to technology, infrastructure to supply chain, and much more, the opportunities are endless. Join us and enjoy:
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.