Coordinator Plant Shutdowns

Coordinator Plant Shutdowns

• Residential role in Tom Price or FIFO from Perth or Busselton  

• More time for down time with a lifestyle friendly 8 on, 6 off roster (with some nightshift)

• Opportunities and Support to learn and grow your career

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

Due to growth within our teams, we have FIFO and residential opportunities across the Pilbara for Coordinators within our Plant Shutdowns team.

This role is a great opportunity for an individual with a strong work ethic, positive attitude & mindset, who are self-motivated and who value personal and others’ safety above all else.

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 days on, 6 days off, roster (with some nightshift) 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 Supervisor Plant Shutdowns, you will:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures

• Appointment as Statutory Supervisor under WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 with the functions as per Schedule 26

• 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

• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties

• Provide appropriate coaching, mentoring and technical support to Fixed Plant Shutdown

• Pro-actively coordinate and support planned shutdown execution activities

• Provide technical and safety support to shutdown supervisors and maintainers

• Provide coverage for Supervisor when on leave/absent

• Expert in maintenance systems such as SAP, Critical Orders, warranty, work and shutdown management

• Prioritise emerging and break in work in shutdowns by coordinating logistics, labour and materials

• Assist with CMS when required

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A current C Class driver’s license

• Relevant trade qualification (mechanical, electrical, fabrication), preferred

• Demonstrated Fixed Plant knowledge and experience

• Experience in Daily work management systems;  SAP and Prometheus

• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing, and coaching team members

• Strong communication skills and be comfortable liaising with various stakeholders

• Be highly self-motivated and being able to demonstrate a history of 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 and salary packaging options

• Career development and 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)

Where you will be working

Tom Price is located in the central Pilbara, west of Karijini National Park and is our original Pilbara mine, currently employing residential and fly in fly out employees. It is known as one of the most attractive towns in the Pilbara with a high school, two primary schools a hospital and a high standard of recreational facilities.

Western Turner 2 is located 30km West from the town of Tom Price, currently employing fly in fly out employees from Boolgeeda Airport and residing at the Nammuldi Campsite.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on 10 July  2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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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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