Supervisor Mobile Equipment Maintenance

Rio Tinto

  • Perth, WA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 27 days ago
Supervisor Mobile Equipment Maintenance
  • Take the next steps in your leadership journey with a company that is committed to your growth and development
  • Work for a global mining company
  • Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
  • Fly in; fly out opportunities
About the roleWe are looking for safety focused Supervisors with a passion for people, to lead our Mobile Equipment Maintenance Pilbara Mine operations. The successful candidates will be responsible for the safe delivery and execution scheduled maintenance and breakdown tasks.You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work a Fly in, Fly out roster pattern which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.Reporting to the Superintendent Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM) you will:
  • Be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices, and processes
  • Providing safety and technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to your team of trade and non-trade personnel, understanding their strengths in work to ensure that safety is first and that the correct work is completed
  • Completing daily inspections of all work areas and regular on the job interactions with the team to develop a safe and efficient work culture
  • Allocating and coordinating planned maintenance activities using the Rio Tinto workflow management principles
  • Prioritising and managing breakdowns with the mine production team
  • Driving continuous improvement projects circulating around cost saving and production efficiency
What you’ll bring
  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • Confidence in leading, coaching and developing team members
  • Relevant trade qualification and/ or experience within MEM
  • Proven experience operating in a field leadership role, preferably with in depth knowledge of large-scale earthmoving equipment maintenance, Preferably Shovels, Excavators and Drills in the field
  • An understanding of the work management process and principle
  • Ability to execute work in alignment with Rio Tinto values (Care, Courage and Curiosity) and behaviour
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to achieve outcomes through influence and collaboration with other
  • A current and valid ‘C Class’ manual driver's licence
  • Statutory Supervisor Qualification (AQF4)
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.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
  • 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)
  • Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
  • 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 workingIn 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 2,000 kilometres 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 24th of August 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)About Rio TintoRio 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 MattersAt 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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