Superintendent Operational Readiness Fixed Plant and Asset Management

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance
• Involved with a project from Pre- feasibility studies to handover phase
• Monday to Friday, Perth based role

About the role

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

We are looking for a Superintendent Operational Readiness Asset Management & Engineering Services to provide specialist operational readiness advice and support to the Hope Downs 1 Sustaining Project which includes Pre-feasibility studies, feasibility study and execution and handover phase to facilitate and promote a successful project.

The role contributes at a tactical level to the design of operational readiness processes, practices and tools to improve performance and facilitate the application of governance processes for leading practice across the Hope Downs 1 Sustaining project, with an emphasis on all asset management and engineering services processes.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Operational Readiness where your key responsibilities will include:

• Creating Value through Optimizing and sustaining value with a strong commercial interest to ensure leading practices are implemented
• Working collaboratively and fostering relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives
• Getting results through providing advice and support at all project stages as they are being developed and implemented in line with Rio Projects endorsed methodology
• Able to identify opportunities for improvement across mining operations

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary qualification in Process/Chemical engineering or Metallurgy preferred
• Experience working in operational leadership roles and be confident in effectively leading, mentoring and coaching team members as well as interfacing with senior leaders
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, able to build strong functional relationships with partners in a complex, matrix organisation
• Knowledge of all aspects of asset management and engineering services processes (mobile and fixed plant maintenance, management of shops, maintenance planning and scheduling, mechanical and civil engineering) is key to succeed in this role
• Knowledge of project management (scoping, planning, scheduling, resource planning, and cost estimation) and project site activities and experience as member of a small to medium-sized project's management team will be an asset.
• Knowledge of mineral processing and experience in fixed plant operations is preferred
• Understanding of organizational change management
• Exposure to risk management and business improvement methodologies.
• Well-developed people influencing, engagement and communication skills.
• Capability to write conclusive reports and create documents presenting requirements and developed plans, strategies and approaches

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 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'll be working

Supporting Greater Hope Downs Closure and Sustaining Studies, you will based from our Perth CBD offices, working Monday to Friday with ad-hoc site travel required.

Located 50km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 4 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 1. Hope Downs provides excellent career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for its FIFO workers.

If this sounds like your next career path, then apply today!

Applications close on 7th July 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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.

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.