Coordinator Production

Coordinator Production

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• FIFO

About the role

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Coordinator Production to join our team across the Pilbara.

This role presents a great opportunity for an individual with strong leadership and well-developed communication skills to work within a dynamic open pit mining environment. You will undertake a range of support activities to assist the Supervisor’s and enable them to lead the team in a safe and efficient manner. You will actively promote safety awareness and safe work practices with the aim of driving consistent performance and innovation in relation to safety, cost, and production.

Whether you’re new to your profession or experienced in your field, and whatever industry you have exposure to, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.   

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on an 8/6/7/7 roster which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, you will be:

• Working and behaving in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to Our Values of Care, Courage and Curiosity
• Ensure the building and strengthening of working relationships with team members and key stakeholders to foster a culture of shared knowledge and common processes
• Ensuring shift members and contractors understand and comply with HSE working procedures
• Assisting in identify training and development needs for team members and provide feedback to the Supervisor
• Recommending changes to the Supervisor that impact the production of the shift; address to negate problems, or capitalize on opportunities, and carry out those changes once approved
• Assisting the Supervisor to conduct performance reviews by providing input to team members’ performance
• Undertaking acting duties when the Supervisor is absent and liaising with other departments and stakeholders in a professional manner
• Allocating tasks to crew members at the commencement of the shift in accordance to the daily plan, and throughout the shift in response to changes to work priorities
• Reporting on the performance of the shift and participating in handovers between shifts

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 
• Demonstrated experience working in an open pit mining environment
• Experience with Komatsu AHS
• Experience leading an operational team (Coordinator, Pit Patroller or Acting Coordinator) is highly regarded
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and negotiate as required accordingly
• Able to coach, self-reflect and put action into feedback
• Alignment to our values of Care, Curiosity and Courage
• A current Australian ‘C’ class driver's license

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue  

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on 5th of November 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.

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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