Lead Mechanical Shutdown Supervisor

Rio Tinto; Dampier; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Annual incentive

Private health insurance

Share ownership plan

Salary packaging options

Career development

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Supervisor Maintenance Shutdowns to lead the Fixed Plant team at Dampier Port. You will mentor, coach and develop tradespeople while safely delivering planned shutdown work to schedule and quality standards.

You’ll be supported by a safety‑first culture, a 5/5/4 style roster, and a permanent, direct‑employment arrangement with competitive salary, broad benefits and opportunities for career development across our world‑class port operations.

Qualifications

• Safety of yourself and your team is a priority.
• Mechanical trade background with practical technical support.
• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor.
• Current WA C Class Driver’s Licence (Manual).
• Leadership, coaching and development of team members.
• Contractor management experience.
• Knowledge of Rio Tinto work management and shutdown principles.
• Strong SAP for work execution and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities.
• Lead the safe execution of mechanical shutdown work to deliver planned scope on schedule and quality.
• Manage daily maintenance activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and disruption.
• Prioritise break-in, emergent and opportunistic work while meeting shutdown objectives.
• Provide frontline leadership to tradespersons and contractors during shutdown execution.
• Ensure maintenance work complies with standards and statutory requirements.
• Support shutdown crews with troubleshooting, defect management and risk-based decisions.
• Allocate resources using Rio Tinto work management principles.
• Ensure work packs are executed with quality completion and proper close-out.
• Conduct field leadership with critical controls and permit compliance.
• Capture lessons learned for future safety and productivity improvements.
• Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations.

Skills

Mechanical trade

Leadership experience

Contractor management

SAP capable

Statutory Supervisor exam

WA C Class Driver's Licence

Tools

SAP

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking a Supervisor Maintenance Shutdowns to lead the Fixed Plant team at Dampier Port. You will mentor, coach and develop tradespeople while safely delivering planned shutdown work to schedule and quality standards.

You’ll be supported by a safety‑first culture, a 5/5/4 style roster, and a permanent, direct‑employment arrangement with competitive salary, broad benefits and opportunities for career development across our world‑class port operations.