Plant Operations Leader: Frontline Safety & Reliability

Rio Tinto; Weipa Town; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Annual incentive program

Medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary packaging options

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Family-friendly wellbeing

Job summary

Rio Tinto in Weipa, Far North Queensland, seeks a Supervisor Plant Operations to lead an operational team at Amrun, ensuring the processing plant and export system meet safety, production and efficiency targets while driving continuous improvement.

You will develop your team, bring structure to day-to-day operations and foster an environment where people feel trusted and supported, with a 7 days on / 7 days off roster, living in Weipa and travelling by boat to site.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety of yourself and your team.
• Frontline leadership experience in an operational or industrial environment, including coaching and developing teams.
• Experience working within structured safety systems and applying safety processes consistently in day-to-day operations.
• Experience setting clear operating expectations, following through on priorities and positively influencing team behaviours.
• Ability to engage operational stakeholders, communicate priorities and work across different teams to support safe and efficient outcomes.
• A current Australian driver’s licence and ability to obtain a Marine Security Identification Card (MSIC).

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting a team of operators, building an inclusive safety culture through daily shift starts, safety interactions, Human Performance and Critical Risk Management tools.
• Coordinating daily plant operating activities to support safe, disciplined and reliable execution.
• Executing the weekly operational plan and aligning team priorities with production requirements.
• Supporting equipment productivity, reliability and availability to help deliver production targets.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing team members to build capability, confidence and ownership in frontline operations.
• Engaging with operational stakeholders to communicate priorities, resolve issues and support safe and efficient outcomes.
• Driving continuous improvement and operational excellence across the processing plant and export system.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Safety culture

Operational discipline

People coaching

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Rio Tinto in Weipa, Far North Queensland, seeks a Supervisor Plant Operations to lead an operational team at Amrun, ensuring the processing plant and export system meet safety, production and efficiency targets while driving continuous improvement.

You will develop your team, bring structure to day-to-day operations and foster an environment where people feel trusted and supported, with a 7 days on / 7 days off roster, living in Weipa and travelling by boat to site.