Plant Operations Supervisor

• Lead a frontline team supporting the safe and reliable operation of Amrun’s processing plant and export system.
• Build your frontline leadership capability by coaching your team, strengthening day-to-day operating discipline and influencing performance across Plant Operations.
• Live in Weipa and work a 7 days on / 7 days off day and night roster at Amrun, travelling by boat to site and staying in camp while on swing.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor Plant Operations to lead an operational team at Amrun, helping the processing plant and export system meet safety, production and operational efficiency targets while driving continuous improvement.

You’ll support and develop your team, bring structure and consistency to day-to-day operations and help create an environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to do their best work.

Living in the coastal community of Weipa offers a residential lifestyle with access to fishing, boating and outdoor activities. This is a residential role where you’ll live in Weipa and work a 7 days on / 7 days off day and night roster at Amrun, travelling by boat to site and staying in camp while on swing, before returning home to Weipa for your 7 days off.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent Plant Operations and working within Plant Operations, you will be:

• Leading and supporting a team of operators, building an inclusive safety culture through daily shift starts, safety interactions, Human Performance and Critical Risk Management tools.
• Coordinating daily plant operating activities to support safe, disciplined and reliable execution.
• Executing the weekly operational plan and aligning team priorities with production requirements.
• Supporting equipment productivity, reliability and availability to help deliver production targets.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing team members to build capability, confidence and ownership in frontline operations.
• Engaging with operational stakeholders to communicate priorities, resolve issues and support safe and efficient outcomes.
• Driving continuous improvement and operational excellence across the processing plant and export system.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “Helpful for Success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Previous mining, beneficiation or port experience is not required. Experience leading teams in a large, safety-focused operational environment is what matters most.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated frontline leadership experience in an operational or industrial environment, including coaching and developing teams.
• Experience working within structured safety systems and applying safety processes consistently in day-to-day operations.
• Experience setting clear operating expectations, following through on priorities and positively influencing team behaviours.
• Ability to engage operational stakeholders, communicate priorities and work across different teams to support safe and efficient outcomes.
• A current Australian driver’s licence and ability to obtain a Marine Security Identification Card (MSIC).

Helpful for Success

• Experience in mining, maintenance, processing, heavy industry or another large operational environment.
• Exposure to beneficiation, processing plant, port or ship loading operations.
• Experience with Critical Risk Management, Human Performance or similar safety frameworks.

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 & cultural leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Our Weipa operations in Far North Queensland includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, shiploaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals.

Amrun, our newest mine, was completed in 2018 and will extend our Weipa bauxite operations by decades, significantly building on our 55-year history on the Western Cape, and providing jobs and supporting business growth in the region. The mine is located on traditional land. We work closely with the Traditional Owners to implement our agreements, ensuring that the benefits generated from mining support future generations and that important cultural heritage sites are identified and preserved.

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 LGBTQ+ 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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