Supervisor Electrical – Residential

• Work at Dampier – Live residentially in Karratha – Western Australia

• Family-friendly rosters – 5/5/4 (Days & Nights)

• Housing, relocation and extensive benefits on offer
   

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 an Electrical Supervisor to join our Port Operation. As the Electrical Supervisor you will lead a team of Electrical Maintainers to safely and efficiently maintain the electrical and control system assets for Dampier Ports fixed plant assets to ensure compliance and reliability.
 

This role is based at our Dampier site – nestled in the heart of the family focused, coastal town of Karratha, where residential living supports genuine work life balance in a close-knit Pilbara community.  The town is well equipped for everyday living, with a primary school, childcare, local shops, medical center, parks, playgrounds and sporting facilities all designed to support families.
 

With a welcoming community and a safe, supportive environment for children, Karratha is a place where families can feel settled, build connections and enjoy a balanced lifestyle alongside meaningful career opportunities. 
 

This is a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. 
 

Reporting to the Electrical Superintendent and working in a collaborative community you will be

• Uphold all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures

• Act as Electrical Supervisor in line with Schedule 26 requirements

• Ensure all electrical work is supervised, compliant and safe to operate

• Lead crew safety performance, investigations and reporting

• Participate in LIF, CRM and field verification activities

• Conduct site inspections to maintain electrical compliance

• Lead, coach and develop Electrical Maintainers

• Deliver electrical maintenance as per plan and schedule

• Ensure high-quality workmanship, documentation and SAP entries

• Champion improvement of safe work procedures and electrical documentation

About you

• A Grade Electrical Licence

• Strong experience in fixed plant operations or maintenance environment

• WHS Statutory Supervisor Qualification

• High proficiency in SAP, including notifications, work management, and confirmations

• Strong coordination and execution skills, ideally supporting shutdowns and rolling maintenance

• Good understanding of maintenance principles and parts management

• Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office, shift logs, SparesFinder)

• Ability to work across multiple work fronts and changing priorities

• Strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to engage across teams and functions

• A strong commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement

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 leave) 

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

• Possible domestic relocation assistance  

Where you’ll be working

Dampier Ports and Marine operate on Murujuga within Yaburara lands

Our integrated operations, which include port facilities, ensure we can supply the right quality product to our customers when they need it. We blend our products at our own ports, which allows us to produce a reliable and consistent product. And because we have dedicated shipping operations, we are able to better control the delivery of product to our customers.  

We operate 4 independent shipping terminals at 2 locations, Cape Lambert and Dampier, managed as a single port system.  

Dampier has terminals at Parker Point and East Intercourse Island, loading approximately 3 ships per day. 

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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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