Manager Mining

at; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global mining company is seeking a Manager to oversee Mining Operations at Paraburdoo. The role involves promoting a safety-focused culture, managing production targets, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have managerial experience in a mining environment and strong leadership skills. This position offers relocation support and a range of competitive benefits, fostering an adventurous lifestyle in Western Australia.

Benefits

Competitive base salary with annual incentive bonus

Comprehensive medical benefits

Attractive share ownership plan

Career development assistance

Company-provided housing

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a managerial role within mine operations environment.
• Ability to lead by example and build strong connections with team and stakeholders.
• Proven delivery experience in leadership and mine expansion projects with a safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop performance-based culture promoting safety behaviours.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety operations and policies.
• Manage mine production to achieve budgeted targets safely.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Operational excellence

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Diploma in Mining or Frontline Management

Degree in mining

WA unrestricted quarry manager certificate

Job description

About the role

Join our world class Pilbara Iron Ore Operations and lead our Paraburdoo Mine Operations to success. Living close to our operations means embracing an adventurous lifestyle – red earth landscapes, ancient gorges, and coastal escapes.

Paraburdoo Residential opportunities only – Housing & Relocation support provided for you and your family.

We are looking for a Manager to join our Paraburdoo leadership team and lead our Mining Operations teams to success. This is an accomplished operational leadership role that offers an opportunity to broaden your expertise and take efficiency and safety to the next level.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the General Manager, Paraburdoo, you will be responsible for:

• Developing a performance‑based culture that promotes safety behaviours and stable operating outcomes.
• Ensuring the mine achieves excellence in health and safety operations and compliance by leading and implementing policies and strategies.
• Maintaining end‑to‑end oversight of Production, Drill and Blast, and Mine Water Management functions.
• Managing mine production functions to achieve budgeted production targets safely, on time and cost‑effectively.
• Ensuring the mine meets operating budget requirements for quantity, quality, and cost of production.
• Actively contributing to the development of the mine budget and annual plan.
• Evaluating and implementing best practice mining practices.
• Fostering strong relationships with internal stakeholders and interfaces across operational and functional teams as well as external contractors, suppliers, and Traditional Owners.

What you’ll bring

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Authentic leadership style with demonstrated care and engagement.
• Ability to lead by example and build strong connections with team and stakeholders.
• Passion for field presence, curiosity, and operational excellence.
• Experience in a managerial role within mine operations environment.
• Ability to measure, record, analyse and report on drill and blast activities.
• Experience contributing to safety culture and compliance.
• WA unrestricted quarry manager certificate.
• Diploma in Mining or Frontline Management (preferred).
• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Site Senior Executive.
• Proven delivery experience in leadership and mine expansion projects with a safety focus.
• A degree in mining is highly desirable.

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

• Permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto.
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia.
• Competitive base salary 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 technical or leadership ambitions.
• Access to family‑friendly health and medical wellbeing support.
• Leave for all life reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave).
• Work on country with residential role offering company housing and financial support with living expenses, including rent and utilities.
• Paid parental leave: option for all parents to take 18 weeks after a new child arrives, at a time that suits them.
• Exclusive employee discounts (hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail, and more).
• Indigenous support: Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors and Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for operators and tradespersons.

Where you’ll be working

Located 80 kilometres southwest of Tom Price, Paraburdoo rests on the traditional lands of the Yinhawangka people. The town is surrounded by some of Western Australia's most stunning landscapes and is renowned for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and close proximity to Karijini National Park.

Paraburdoo is a gateway to adventure and exploration, and the town is proud of its reputation as a safe, welcoming community and an ideal place for young families to live and thrive.

Paraburdoo offers a wide range of local amenities and leisure facilities, including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, childcare centre, primary school, parks, and various sporting venues.

The Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex features state‑of‑the‑art facilities such as an Olympic‑size swimming pool, indoor basketball court, and a fully equipped gym. Recent upgrades have expanded the camp facilities to 762 rooms.

With the opening of the Western Range at Paraburdoo Operations, the site now has the capacity to produce up to 25 million tonnes of iron ore annually supporting the longevity of the Paraburdoo mining hub for up to 20 years.

Applications close on the 3rd of December 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 operating 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.

Respect and Inclusion

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 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 treat everyone fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

Indigenous Voices & Cultural Knowledge

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences, and perspectives enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. You will also have access to dedicated Indigenous support advisors and talent programmes to grow into leadership or technical pathways.