Superintendent Fixed Plant Hope Downs 1

• Showcase your previous success leading a high performing team whilst optimising and improving plant performance
• Dynamic role responsible for a fixed plant with growth potential and an exciting portfolio of projects in plan
• Unique opportunity to work in a role that has a real impact to the overall iron ore supply chain
• Attractive roster lifestyle FIFO 9 days on, 5 days off FIFO from Perth

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are seeking a motivated and engaging Superintendent Fixed Plant to lead our site-based fixed plant operations and maintenance team at Hope Downs 1. This role is a great opportunity for individuals with strong leadership capability to optimise plant performance by managing the work cycles of multiple discipline areas.

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.

Reporting to the Manager Maintenance and Plant, you will be:

• Leading, motivating and developing a team of supervisors and asset management professionals
• Continuously identifying and driving improvements in safety, people, cash, partnership and/or growth
• Ensuring optimum utilisation and productivity of plant, labour and equipment
• Implementing and sustaining the critical risk management
• Executing and reviewing of maintenance activities
• Managing a budget and promoting a high level of cost awareness
• Defining staffing requirements and development needs
• Fostering a workplace that people enjoy working in by modelling "The way we work" at all times

What you'll bring

• A passion and enthusiasm to continually improve safety, production and cost
• Demonstrated people leader who will influence, motivate and be confident in effectively leading, mentoring and coaching team members as well as interfacing with senior leaders
• Knowledge of SAP or similar CMMS and exposure to managing and setting of budgets
• Strong decision-making capability along with ability to work autonomously
• Relevant trade qualification or engineering degree
• Previous experience within a process engineering / mineral processing environment
• A current 'C' class driver's license

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 competitive salary package 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 and 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)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you'll be working

Located 100km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 1 offers an 8/6 roster and is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 4. Hope Downs 1 provides exceptional career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for its FIFO workers.

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.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.

Applications close on Wednesday 17th March (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)