Manager Reduction

Manager Reduction | Bell Bay, Tasmania

• Senior leadership role reporting directly to the General Manager
• Lead a large, multidisciplinary team in a technically complex 24/7 operation
• Shape culture, strengthen capability and influence the future performance of Bell Bay Aluminium

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an experienced operational leader to join Bell Bay Aluminium as Manager Reduction. This is a significant senior leadership opportunity in one of Australia’s most distinctive aluminium smelting operations, with accountability for a critical part of our 24/7 production system.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will lead a large and diverse workforce across operations, maintenance and technical teams to deliver safe, stable and efficient performance across the reduction lines. You will play a key role in strengthening culture, lifting capability, improving reliability and partnering with senior leaders to deliver operational, safety and commercial outcomes.

This role will suit a leader who enjoys complexity, values visible leadership and wants the opportunity to make a lasting impact through people, process discipline and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of superintendents, supervisors, engineers, technicians and operators
• Build and sustain a strong safety culture through visible leadership, clear standards and disciplined execution
• Deliver safe, reliable and environmentally responsible production outcomes across the reduction operation
• Improve operational performance across productivity, quality, energy efficiency and cost
• Strengthen workforce capability, succession depth and leadership effectiveness across the function
• Partner across the site to align maintenance, technical, operational and improvement priorities
• Lead the delivery of improvement and capital initiatives that support long-term operational value
• Embed continuous improvement and management system disciplines to sustain performance over time

About you

You are a credible and values-led operational leader with experience delivering results through people, systems and continuous improvement in a complex industrial environment.

We are particularly interested in leaders who bring:

• Demonstrated success leading large, complex operational teams in aluminium, smelting or other high-hazard heavy industrial processing environments
• A strong commitment to safety, environmental performance and operational excellence
• Experience improving performance through disciplined operational leadership, team capability and continuous improvement
• Capability to lead through complexity, influence across functions and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• Experience managing budgets, operational plans and capital or improvement programs
• A leadership style that is visible, inclusive and focused on building high-performing teams
• Experience in aluminium reduction or closely related continuous processing operations will be highly regarded

What we offer

• A permanent leadership role working directly for Rio Tinto at Bell Bay Aluminium
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience, together with an annual incentive program
• Domestic relocation assistance, where required
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and their immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance to support your technical and leadership growth
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons, including annual leave, paid parental leave and sick leave
• Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We know that great candidates do not always meet every criterion exactly. If you bring strong operational leadership experience in a complex industrial environment and are excited by the opportunity to lead at Bell Bay, we encourage you to apply.

Where you will be working

The Bell Bay smelter was established in 1955 and holds an important place in Australia’s industrial history as the first aluminium smelter in the Southern Hemisphere. Our northern Tasmanian site was chosen for its proximity to a deep-water port and Tasmania’s clean hydroelectric power.

Today, after decades of collaboration, innovation and investment, there is a strong sense of history, family and pride at Bell Bay Aluminium. Generations work alongside each other at our site, and we are proud to be part of the community.

Our site is situated at the mouth of the kanamaluka / Tamar River, approximately five kilometres from George Town and 45 kilometres from Launceston. Nearly 500 employees work here, making Bell Bay Aluminium one of northern Tasmania’s largest private employers.

Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we produce around 190,000 tonnes of aluminium annually. Most of our metal is exported around the world to be used in industries ranging from transport, construction, packaging and electrical.

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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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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