Superintendent Drill and Blast

1 week ago

Perth, Western Australia Rio Tinto Full time

Superintendent Drill & Blast - Greater Nammuldi Operations

  • Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
  • Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance
  • 9 & 5 FIFO Roster

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a
Drill and Blast Superintendent** to join our Greater Nammuldi Operations.

This is a great opportunity for an engaging individual who has a passion for leading great teams, while promoting positive safety and people culture through visible and tangible leadership.


At Rio Tinto, growing and developing is more than an opportunity - it is something we actively plan and make happen.

Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

Reporting to the Manager Mine Operations and taking ownership of one of the biggest Drill and Blast teams in Rio Tinto Iron Ore, you will be:

  • An inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to the drill and blast teams
  • Responsible for the development of a strong safety culture ensuring adherence to procedures for drill and blast operations
  • Ensuring compliance to site standards and legislation
  • Measuring, recording, analysing and reporting on all drill and blast activities to consistently achieve plan and improve performance
  • Working collaboratively and fostering relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives

What you'll bring

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • Proactive with a strong commitment in driving a safe working culture
  • Experience working in operational leadership roles and be confident in effectively leading, mentoring and coaching team members as well as interfacing with senior leaders
  • A desire to build and lead engaged teams
  • Demonstrated background in drill and blast operations, with strong technical skills in blasting is preferred
  • A current Australian C class driver's license

What we offer

  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
  • A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
  • Get ahead financially and enjoy housing subsidy benefits
  • 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 and salary packaging options
  • Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
  • Ongoing access to familyfriendly health and medical wellbeing support
  • 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
Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto.

Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

The Greater Brockman Operations consist of Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.

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 and meet opportunities.


Every Voice Matters
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.

Applications close on Friday the 2nd of June 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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