Supervisor Drill & Blast

Supervisor Drill & Blast 

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development

About the role

We are looking for Supervisors Drill & Blast, to influence and drive positive leadership to our dynamic teams of drill & blast operators, enabling them to meet safe productivity, cost, and quality requirements to achieve targets within our operations.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.

With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

Opportunities exist for FIFO candidates located in Perth or any of our regional hubs including Busselton, Albany, Geraldton and Broome.

These opportunities are available on a combination of day shift and nightshift rosters 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 Superintendent Drill & Blast you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices

• Coach, develop and performance manage a team of drill & blast operators, including training, career development and discipline

• Conduct daily inspections of all work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to develop a safe and efficient work

• Utilise the fortnightly mine plans to supervise and coordinate both blasting and drilling activities on site

• Ensure all mining activities undertaken are compliant with all relevant statutory regulations and business standards and policies

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A passion and confidence in leading, coaching and developing team members

• Ability to execute work in alignment with Rio Tinto values (Care, Courage and Curiosity) and behaviours

• Demonstrated capability in effective communication, feedback and collaboration, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

• Technical experience within surface drill and blast operation or similar

• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor

• A current and valid ‘C Class’ manual driver's licence

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.  

What we offer

• 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, personal & cultural leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll 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

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Applications close on Friday the 5th of December2025 (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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