Repairable Spares Coordinator

Rio Tinto; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety-first environment

Competitive salary with annual bonus

Medical benefits package

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Job summary

Rio Tinto’s Boyne Smelter in Gladstone is seeking a Repairable Spares Coordinator to drive the coordination of repairable spares across our operations. You will manage inventory, procurement, warehousing and transport to keep critical materials moving and to support reliable plant performance.

You will work with maintenance teams, vendors and logistics providers, using data to monitor performance, improve repair turnaround and boost inventory availability in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating repairable spares, inventory and repairs across a mining/industrial supply chain.
• Proven ability to manage procurement, warehousing and transportation workflows.
• Strong data analysis skills to monitor performance metrics and drive improvements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across maintenance teams, vendors and logistics providers.
• Attention to detail and a structured approach to problem solving in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to safe working practices and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day activities associated with repairable spares, including inventory, procurement, warehousing and transportation
• Monitor the status and movement of repairable items through the repair and return cycle
• Work with internal stakeholders, suppliers, repair vendors and logistics providers to support the timely movement and availability of critical materials
• Analyse supply chain data and prepare regular reports and performance metrics
• Monitor key measures relating to inventory, repair activity and supply chain performance
• Identify and help resolve issues affecting the movement, repair or availability of materials
• Support opportunities to improve repair turnaround, inventory efficiency and operational outcomes
• Maintain accurate supply chain and inventory information within relevant systems
• Apply structured problem-solving and supply chain best practices to day-to-day activities
• Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with safety requirements, company policies and relevant regulatory obligations

Skills

Supply chain coordination

Inventory management

Procurement

Warehousing

Logistics

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Job description

Repairable Spares Coordinator | Boyne Smelter, Gladstone

• Utilize your skills to keep critical spares moving and help our operations perform at their best across our smelter
• Permanent opportunity which includes attractive salary, annual incentives and a range of additional benefits designed to make your life better
• Gladstone based position, enjoy all the perks of living in a coastal location

We’reFindingBetterWays 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 Repairable Spares Coordinator to join our team and support the effective coordination of repairable spares across our operations.

This role will see you managing day-to-day activities across inventory, procurement, warehousing and transportation, helping ensure repairable components and materials move efficiently through the supply chain.

You will work closely with operational teams, suppliers, repair vendors and logistics providers, using data and reporting to monitor performance, identify issues and support improvements in inventory availability, repair turnaround and overall supply chain performance.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong coordination skills, attention to detail and supply chain experience who enjoys working across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced operational environment.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent Maintenance Planning, you will:

• Coordinate day-to-day activities associated with repairable spares, including inventory, procurement, warehousing and transportation
• Monitor the status and movement of repairable items through the repair and return cycle
• Work with internal stakeholders, suppliers, repair vendors and logistics providers to support the timely movement and availability of critical materials
• Analyse supply chain data and prepare regular reports and performance metrics
• Monitor key measures relating to inventory, repair activity and supply chain performance
• Identify and help resolve issues affecting the movement, repair or availability of materials
• Support opportunities to improve repair turnaround, inventory efficiency and operational outcomes
• Maintain accurate supply chain and inventory information within relevant systems
• Apply structured problem-solving and supply chain best practices to day-to-day activities
• Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with safety requirements, company policies and relevant regulatory obligations

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will ideally have:

• Experience within supply chain, materials management, inventory, warehousing, logistics, procurement or a related field
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple activities and priorities
• Experience working with inventory or materials management systems and maintaining accurate records
• Good analytical capability and confidence working with data, reports and operational performance metrics
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across operational and functional teams
• A practical and structured approach to problem-solving
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering accurate, timely outcomes
• A commitment to safe working practices and compliance with established processes and procedures
• Experience managing repairable spares, rotable components, maintenance materials or component repair processes within mining, resources, heavy industry or another asset-intensive environment (highly regarded)

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• 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
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you’ll be working

Opened in 1982, Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

Boyne Smelters is proud to contribute to the local community alongside the Rio Tinto Gladstone Aluminium sites – QAL and Yarwun refinery – through impactful funding initiatives and regional investment.

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 LGBTQ+ 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.