- 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
We’re 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
Superintendent Fixed Plant to join our Pilbara Mine Operations. Taking ownership of your team, this is an exciting opportunity for an engaging individual who has a passion for leading, while promoting positive safety and people culture through visible and tangible leadership.
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
Manager Fixed Plant, you will
- Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices
- Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Maintenance personnel
- Manage Fixed Plant Maintenance activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact
- Provide quality control on maintenance process, including reviewing the 5 whys process completed by direct reports
- Work closely with the planning and scheduling teams to ensure effective maintenance
- Ensure maintenance activities are carried out safely, according to plan and cost effectively
- Manage a budget and ensure capital and operating funds are allocated correctly within Plant Maintenance and promote a high level of cost awareness
What You’ll Bring
- A Curent Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence (Manual)
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
- Demonstrated capability in coaching, leading change and effective decision making
- Knowledge of fixed plant maintenance operations
- Experience in contributing to the development of a safety culture and ensuring relevant safety compliance as well as adherence to standards, processes and procedures for fixed plant operations
- Coaching, leading change, effective decision making
- Demonstrate understanding of budget preparation, variance analysis, cost forecasting and cost drivers.
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
- 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
- Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Full domestic relocation assistance provided, including company housing provided in all residential towns, with subsidised living expenses including rent and utilities
- Assistance with boarding costs for students in primary, secondary or post-secondary education
- Company provided insurance cover
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- 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
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 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.
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
Applications close on 9 March 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 can’t do it on our own, so we’re 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.
