Superintendent Quality

**Superintendent Quality - Salt and Gypsum**
- Exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic team in a pivotal role overseeing a wide range of disciplines at our salt and gypsum operations
- Be part of a collaborative and dynamic team with a supportive leadership group
- Residential role with attractive housing policy based in Carnarvon

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking for a Superintendent to join our salt and gypsum operations to lead a strong team of individuals across our, processing, laboratory, general works, salt quality and gypsum operational teams. The principle function of this role is to manage and improve all technical aspects of growth, washing and quality assurance methods coupled with the expansion across all sites.

Reporting to the Manager Operations Lake MacLeod, you daily remit will include but not be limited to:

- Manage the site general works team responsible for all site road maintenance and borrow pits
- Manage the brine supply, crystalliser, wash plant and laboratory operations
- Ensure lab analysis meets the “Methods for Salt Analysis Standards” and ship certificates are issued promptly and accurately
- Implement regular communication processes with site teams on project progress, collecting issues and ideas as they arise
- Fostering a culture of improvement as well as employee accountability
- Ensure compliance to ISO9001, Kosher and Halaal Certification
- Lead the process design aspects of improvement/expansion works, ensuring that operations agree with the designs being developed to DSL standards
- Ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental targets are achieved
- Manage costs within the process area to ensure budget targets are met and cost saving initiatives are identified and implemented.
- Develop operational plan and budget for the process group and produce reports on projects and investigations

**About you**

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

- Previous experience leading a dynamic team within the processing or mining industry
- Demonstrated experience in implementing a strong safety culture
- Knowledge of sampling, quality control and laboratory systems and processes
- Knowledge of ISO9001, Halaal and Kosher Certification requirements
- Qualification in chemistry, metallurgy, process engineering or related discipline seen as advantageous
- Excellent communication skills and a proven track record in creating and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Manual C Class Driver’s License

**Where you will be working**

Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising three solar operations - Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod - is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year.

At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.

**What we offer**

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- A competitive salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Attractive share ownership plan and an array of salary sacrifice and packaging options
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

**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 almost 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, nationali