Supervisor Electrical

Rio Tinto; Shire Of Ashburton; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role direct for Rio Tinto

Annual incentive bonus

Subsidised private health insurance

Share ownership plan

Salary packaging options

Career development & education support

Indigenous support programmes

Parental leave benefits

Company housing and living expense 지원

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Safety-focused Supervisor Plant Electrical for Marandoo operations in WA. Lead a team of electrical trades, driving safe, reliable maintenance across fixed plant assets.

You will coach teams, manage schedules and ensure compliance while delivering operational outcomes on an 8/6 FIFO roster. Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant, you’ll develop people, coach safety practices and optimise performance with stakeholders, supporting Rio Tinto values and environmental

Qualifications

• Demonstrated safety leadership in a maintenance or industrial environment.
• Trade qualification in Electrical with supervisor experience.
• Knowledge of work management processes and fixed plant equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop fixed plant maintenance personnel.
• Provide safety and technical leadership for safe, effective work.
• Plan, organise and manage maintenance execution and schedules.
• Ensure compliance with statutory/site requirements and training.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimise performance and cost.

Skills

Safety leadership

Field leadership

Electrical trade

Stakeholder management

Education

Electrical trade qualification

AQF4 Supervisor Qualification

Job description

• Take the next steps in your leadership journey with a company that is committed to your growth and development
• Work for a global mining company
• 8/6 days Fly in, Fly out from Perth

About the role

We are seeking a safety-focused and people-oriented Supervisor Plant Electrical to join our Marandoo operations.

Leading a team of trade personnel, you will be responsible for the safe and efficient execution of scheduled maintenance and breakdown activities across fixed plant assets. This role is suited to a strong field leader who is passionate about developing people, driving safety outcomes, and ensuring reliable plant performance.

You will play a key role in coordinating work, maintaining compliance, and optimising team capability to deliver operational outcomes. With a strong focus on coaching and continuous improvement, you will foster a culture where people feel supported, engaged, and empowered to succeed.

Working on an 8/6 day FIFO roster, you will be part of a supportive leadership team committed to your development and growth.

Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant , your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of fixed plant maintenance personnel
• Providing strong safety and technical leadership to ensure work is executed safely and effectively
• Acting as a role model for positive behaviours, practices and processes
• Planning, organising and managing the execution of maintenance activities
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and site requirements, including safety and training obligations
• Managing team schedules, productivity and performance outcomes
• Identifying resourcing and capability needs to support operational requirements
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to optimise performance while driving productivity and minimising cost and environmental impact

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Confidence in leading, coaching and developingteam members
• Relevant trade qualification (Electrical)
• Proven experience operating in a field leadership role, preferably with in depth knowledge of fixed plant equipment
• An understanding of the work management process and principle
• Ability to execute work in alignment with Rio Tinto values (Care, Courage and Curiosity) and behaviour
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to achieve outcomes through influence and collaboration with other stakeholders
• A current and valid ‘C Class’ manual driver’s licence
• Statutory Supervisor Qualification (AQF4)

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

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience 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 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, cultural leave)
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you’ll be working

The Marandoo mine is located at the foot of Mount Bruce adjacent to the Karijini National Park, 50 km east of the town of Tom Price. Marandoo is known for its picturesque hills and mountain ranges. Our operation currently employs a fly in fly out workforce.

Applications close on 12th Novemeber 2026

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. 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.