Superintendent Maintenance
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Job Location:
Invercargill - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Maintenance Superintendent
Be part of the team powering New Zealands only aluminium smelter surrounded by nature and powered by renewable hydroelectricity
Lead an industrial-scale maintenance team with purpose challenge and impact
Permanent leadership opportunity based at Tiwai Point Invercargill
Were Finding Better Ways to provide the 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
New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) operates one of the most efficient aluminium smelters in the world producing some of the highest purity primary aluminium globally. Powered primarily by renewable energy from the Manapouri hydroelectric power station NZAS plays a critical role in supporting a lowcarbon future.
We are seeking an experienced and driven Maintenance Superintendent to lead one of our maintenance teams. This role is accountable for the health and performance of assets critical to sustaining 24/7 smelter operations including both planned and breakdown maintenance activities.
This is a leadership opportunity within a technically complex and safetycritical environment where your expertise in asset management people leadership and continuous improvement will directly influence reliability sustainability performance and cost effectiveness.
Reporting to the Department Manager and working within a valuesbased and safetyfocused environment you will be responsible for:
Providing technical and asset management strategic leadership across the department
Championing a strong safety culture through effective risk management and continuous improvement
Developing and implementing lifecycle asset strategies and reliabilitycentred maintenance plans
Supporting capital and sustaining project delivery for department infrastructure
Leading coaching and developing a highperforming team of maintainers project managers and technical specialists
About you
A commitment to the safety of yourself and others
A relevant engineering degree or trade background with demonstrated leadership experience
Proven experience in the operation and maintenance of largescale industrial plant and systems
A strong track record of leading highperforming teams with a focus on safety engagement and performance
Welldeveloped communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience with SAP Ellipse or similar asset management systems (desirable)
What we offer
A key leadership role in a critical operational area with genuine impact
Competitive salary and benefits including medical insurance superannuation incentive awards and paid parental leave
Access to the Rio Tinto share ownership plan
Career progression and technical development opportunities within a global organisation
A safetyfocused and inclusive working environment
Domestic or Australian relocation assistance where required
Where youll be working
NZAS is located at Tiwai Point near Invercargill at the southern tip of Aotearoa New Zealand. Invercargill offers an easy relaxed lifestyle with affordable living short commutes and access to some of the countrys most stunning natural environments.
Just two hours from Queenstown youll have worldclass skiing hiking mountain biking and wineries within reach making Southland an exceptional place to live work and raise a family.
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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 Indigenous Peoples women the LGBTQIA 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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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.
