Supervisor Plant Shutdown

Supervisor Plant Shutdown

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority

• Various FIFO or Residential rosters available

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for skilled Supervisor’s to join Pilbara Mine Operations to lead, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Shutdown personnel whilst working closely with key stakeholders to safely execute fixed plant shutdown activities at a site level.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.

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 Superintendent Plant Shutdown and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations

• Organise and manage the preparation and execution of Fixed Plant Shutdown work in compliance to the Rio Tinto Shutdown Procedure

• Be responsible for Fixed Plant Shutdown training, safety compliance, scheduling and productivity

• Manage Fixed Plant Shutdown activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact

• Define staffing and development needs of Fixed Plant Shutdown

• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption to operations while maintenance and improvements are being performed

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset

• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members

• Mechanical or Electrical Trade certificate or equivalent

• Knowledge of maintenance and shutdown principles

• Contractor management experience

• An understanding of the work management process and principles

• Experience working in fixed plant operations, maintenance or similar

• A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)

• WA WHS Statutory Supervisor Certification is preferred

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

• 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 to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s 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, you’ll 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 you’ll be working 

We currently have opportunities existing as residential or FIFO from Perth, or any of our regional hubs within WA.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on the 19th of June 2025 (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 can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

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.

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