Superintendent – Housing & Facilities

Superintendent – Housing & Facilities | Weipa

• Advance your career in a dynamic, supportive team environment
• Monday – Friday – Flexible 9 Day Roster
• Residential role – You will live in Weipa a beautiful coastal community in Far North QLD
• Full domestic relocation available from within Australia
   

About the role
 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
 

About the Role
 

We are currently looking to recruit a Superintendent – Housing & Facilities. Who will manage the village, commercial, site and housing facilities for our Weipa site operations including maintenance, village and accommodation management, local contract/contractor compliance and health, safety and environment.
 

Key Responsibilities
 

Responsible for managing the real estate and facilities owned by Rio Tinto. You will manage the cost and business risk associated with the infrastructure, internal and external space, and services. Coordinate changes to all facilities and monitor performance against contracted agreements.

Managing a small team and reporting to the Manager – Assets & Operational Services, you will:

• Oversees the efficient use of village accommodation to ensure high occupancy rates to support business performance.
•  Ensures operated properties are maintained to the required standard of quality, including effective lease allocation.
• Oversees the management of day-to-day scheduling of maintenance requirements and execution of maintenance services.
• Ensures effective project management of smaller projects including commercial projects maintenance.
• Oversees the delivery of services by contracting organisations to ensure services are provided in a timely, safe, and quality way in accordance with established contracts and standards.
• Supervises and develops the performance of the team in line with Rio Tinto’s company values, in order to achieve objectives.

What You’ll Bring
 

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Exceptional communication skills, the ability to work autonomously and proactively
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience in leading teams and contractors
• Demonstrated experience in safety management systems
• Experienced in applying the contractor management process
   

Qualifications

• A Current Queensland Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence
   

What we offer 

• Full relocation provided to Far North Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• Weipa accommodation benefit 
• Remote area allowance 
• Remote area holiday travel assistance 
• Be recognized 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, cultural 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
   

Where you’ll be working 
 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite. 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. 
 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape
 

Applications close on 07th May 2025 (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.

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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