Mine Controller

Chandler Macleod; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rate

Superannuation on all hours worked

Employee Assistance Program

Dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support

Simple digital onboarding

Access to Rio Tinto assignments

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Mine Operations Control Room professional to monitor and manage mining equipment from a central control room within a 24/7 rotating roster. You will coordinate haulage, respond to system alerts and maintain site communication to hit production targets, using specialised software remotely.

The role emphasises safety, emergency coordination and collaboration with on-site teams to deliver continuous improvements and timely information for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Mining/Operations control room experience preferred
• Fleet management system experience advantageous
• Ability to multitask and identify risks
• Hold a current drivers licence and have reliable transport

Responsibilities

• Coordinate haulage
• Respond to system alerts and operational issues
• Maintain communication with on-site personnel ensuring production targets
• Use specialised software and control systems remotely
• Engage with key stakeholders to enhance targets and strategies
• Effective administration and information collating
• Comply with fatigue management and drug and alcohol policies

Skills

Mine ops control room

Fleet management systems

Safety commitment

Multitasking

Emergency coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Driver's licence

Tools

Fleet Management System

Job description

About the Opportunity

Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the materials essential to modern life. Their operations are built on safety, innovation, inclusion and creating value for communities, customers and shareholders.

This role is supporting a 24/7 operation, and the successful candidate will be required to work a rotating roster including Day, Night, Weekend and Public holiday work, with the roster patterns as follows:

5/5/4 - 5 days on, 5 days off, 4 nights on, 5 days off, 2 days/3nights, 4 days off.

Your task is to monitor and manage mining equipment from a central control room.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Operations Centre, and working in a collaborative and exciting environment, you will:

• Coordinate haulage
• Respond to system alerts and operational issues
• Maintain communication with on-site personnel ensuring production targets
• Use specialised software and control systems remotely

Your duties will also include:

• Strong commitment to safety
• Operation of fleet management systems with a range of multiple fleet types and targets
• Engage with key stakeholders to enhance daily, weekly and monthly targets and strategies
• Effective administration and information collating
• Comply with business fatigue management and drug and alcohol policies

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Prior Mining/Experience in Mine Operations control room environment (Preferred), or similar exposure in Fleet or Logistics Environments, or high-volume operational environments (Logistics, Warehousing or Aviation)
• Fleet Management System experience is advantageous
• Understanding of service delivery and value chain impacts
• Ability to multitask and identify risks
• Efficient activation of emergency response and coordination or other high pressure critical tasks.
• Continuous improvement and collaborative mindset
• Hold a current drivers licence and have reliable transport

Why Join Chandler Macleod?

Chandler Macleod is one of Australia’s most experienced workforce partners.

• competitive pay rate paid weekly
• superannuation on all hours worked
• access to our Employee Assistance Program
• dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support team
• simple digital onboarding
• access to future Rio Tinto assignments

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusionhttps://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.