Bring your maintenance and leadership experience to this dynamic role
Work for a global mining organisation with an exceptional safety culture
Be part of an exciting chapter in Rio Tintos history
Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Superintendent Mobile Equipment Maintenance to join our Pilbara Mining Operations.
The scope of work you will be accountable for is challenging and diverse. Your demonstrated ability to engage connect and positively influence key stakeholders at all organisational levels will play a critical part to the effectiveness in this role.
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 Mobile Equipment Maintenance you will:
Leading a highly skilled team of frontline leaders and maintenance personnel in mobile equipment maintenance shut activities often managing high risk work.
Demonstrating a commitment and passion to team safety
An engaging and inspirational leader committed to building a positive and interdependent culture
Implementing effective maintenance and asset management practices to help deliver asset and mine performance priorities
Coaching and developing the team to build individuals capabilities and competence
Evaluate maintenance efficiency identify problems and recommend solutions
Demonstrate our Rio Tinto values of Care Courage and Curiosity
About you
Be proactive with a commitment in driving a safe and inclusive team culture
The ability to engage and inspire and drive transformational change
Experienced in maintenance and asset management practices with prior experience in leadership roles at Supervisor or Superintendent level
Experience in risk management activities
Confident in effectively leading mentoring and coachingteam members as well as interfacing with senior leaders with a desire to build and lead engaged teams
A can-do pragmatic attitude with a structured approach to delivering strategic objectives
A current Australian C class manual drivers license
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesnt align 100% we still want to hear from you.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work and go home knowing youve helped the world progress.
A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
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 tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
Leave for all of lifes reasons (vacation/annual paid parental sick leave cultural leave)To better suit different family needs our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives at a time that suits them
Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays banking accommodation cars retail and more.
We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us youll also have access to:
Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
Where youll be working
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia we own a world-class integrated network of 18 mines 4 independent port terminals a rail network spanning nearly 2000 kilometres and related infrastructure all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the worlds leading producers and exporters of iron ore.
Applications close on 20th of January 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
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 cant do it on our own so were 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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