Supervisor Plant Shutdown
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2 days ago
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Job Summary
- Fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and motivated team who are passionate about achieving results as a collective
- Flexibility for the lifestyle you want attractive FIFO roster
- Permanent employment which includes attractive salary annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
Were Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs now and in the future. Our values care courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for a Supervisor Plant Shutdowns to join our Pilbara Mine Operations. You will Lead mentor coach and develop the Fixed Plant Shutdown team including providing regular performance feedback. Provide leadership in safely executing Fixed Plant Shutdown activities at a site level ensuring team performance is in line with short term objectives.
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 Superintendent Plant Shutdowns you will:
- Lead the shutdown team and contracting partners through the full shutdown lifecycle including planning staging execution and closeout ensuring compliance with RT Shutdown Procedures and statutory obligations.
- Actively foster a strong safety culture by monitoring work practices promoting safe behaviours and ensuring adherence to WHS (Mines) Regulations and Rio Tinto standards.
- Organise and manage the preparation and safe execution of Fixed Plant Shutdown work coordinating resources schedules and priorities to deliver efficient and reliable outcomes.
- Support coach and mentor team members to achieve performance safety and productivity targets while identifying development opportunities.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across operations supply chain and maintenance to ensure safe delivery of shutdown and production targets with minimal disruption.
- Allocate and coordinate planned and unplanned operational activities to maintain safe reliable plant performance.
- Champion continuous improvement by identifying evaluating and implementing enhancements to shutdown practices work management processes and plant performance.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight to employees and contractors ensuring quality work execution and alignment with Key Performance Indicators
What youll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Demonstrated experience in Fixed Plant operations with a proven track record in managing shutdown activities or delivering complex projects in similar operational environments.
- A proactive leader committed to the safety of both myself and my team consistently driving a strong and positive safety culture.
- Contractor management experience
- Computer literacy Outlook ExcelWord and SAP maintenance system
- A clear understanding of work management process and principles
- A Current Western Australian C Class Drivers Licence (Manual)
- Statutory Position Legal Exam Statutory Supervisor S26
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 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 & 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 lifes reasons (vacation/annual paid parental personal & cultural leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking accommodation cars retail and more)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance
Where you will 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.
Ready to experience something unique Come work with us.
Applications close on 10 April 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
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About Company
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining operations today.
