Business Improvement Specialist Rio Tinto Safety Production Systems

• Learn, grow and make a difference
• Exceptional opportunity to drive value at site and transform the way we work
• The role will initially be Weipa based but consideration will be given to those from other locations that are willing to commute.

About the role

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

We are looking for a Business Improvement Specialist to play a key role in enabling and driving our Rio Tinto Safety Production System initiatives that deliver additional and sustained value across our Rio Tinto Aluminium sites.

Together with our people, we're designing a system that takes the best practices from every corner of Rio Tinto and other industries under one roof to become the RTSPS. We are involving our workforce in its design. It will be built with input from the frontline. It will be how we operate our assets, manage performance and support our people. We see a huge potential to simplify how we work, stabilise our operations, collaborate and share best practice.

You will be there from the start. As a Business Improvement Specialist in the diagnostic and deployment phase of the RTSPS, you will be part of one of our most significant transformation programs in our recent history.

This is a great opportunity for those with a change mindset and a genuine interest in our fundamental principle of being the 'best operator' This role requires you to showcase how you can deliver significant value through the identification and execution of high value projects. You will be passionate about transformation and improving the business combined with the ability to show initiative and work autonomously. You will work collaboratively with our existing teams to enhance, change and shift our mindset and behaviours towards achieving sustained success across our business. A key part of this role is the expectation to be flexible when needing to mobilise across various teams and sites.

Reporting to the Deployment Lead Rio Tinto Safety Production System and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be:

• Facilitating and leading high value projects within the RTSPS diagnostic and deployment phases using recognised Business Improvement methodologies;
• Coaching and influencing project owners to deliver results quickly and with maximum value;
• Interpreting costs and production drivers to inform strategic thinking and the evaluation and prioritisation of initiatives;
• Undertaking KPI analysis, improvements and project work designed to identify opportunities required to deliver deployment targets;
• Creating a site culture of sustainable improvement

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team and knowledge of the application of the associated tools and processes e.g., safety interactions etc.
• Extensive knowledge across a broad range of cross functional areas such as operations, maintenance, planning, logistics and quality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability to drive insights & results.
• Ability to overcome ambiguous and complex situations.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and coaching teams and driving cultural change.
• Expertise in leadership and promoting buy-in to proposed solutions.
• Proven presentation and communication skills with stakeholders of all levels.
• Experience and understanding of Lean Production System principles and methodologies.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; with the ability to work well and communicate with others.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

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.