HR Business Partner – Weipa

• Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing are our number one priority
• We’re guided by our values or care, courage and curiosity
• A world of opportunity – come and grow your career with us
• Live and work in the vibrant coastal community of Weipa

HR Business Partner – Weipa

We are seeking a strategic and influential Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join our Aluminum, Pacific Operations business in Weipa, a region of Far North Queensland. This is an incredible opportunity to play an integral part of the Weipa community, aligning our business strategies, objectives, and future HR strategy.

As a key member of the Pacific Operations human resources leadership team, you will lead and influence across a broad range of HR disciplines, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture.

Reporting to the GM Human Resources you will:

• Partner with senior leaders to align business and people strategies
• Lead talent initiatives including attraction, sourcing, and retention
• Navigate and resolve complex operational issues and future programs
• Influence key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Drive and support change and expansion for future growth
• Serve as a trusted coach and advisor to all people and a wider community
• Partner with Western cape communities’ co-existence agreement (WCCCA) and participate in community initiatives
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of the business.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive HR generalist experience with a track record of high performance.
• Proven ability to influence and coach senior leaders, challenge the status quo, and drive cultural transformation
• Experience in organisational design, workforce planning, talent management and capability development.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate complex environments.
• A collaborative mindset with a strong focus on coaching and developing leaders and teams to achieve high performance and foster an inclusive, values-driven culture.

What we offer

• A respectful 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance
• Heavily subsidised housing, remote area allowance & remote area holiday travel assistance

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 tonnes 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

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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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