Operations Excellence Specialist

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Rio Tinto Full time

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We are seeking a skilled Operations Excellence Specialist to join our team in Tom Price, Western Australia.



About the Role

Rio Tinto Iron Ore's Operational Excellence team is looking for an experienced professional to drive innovation and site initiatives that deliver sustained value while ensuring safety, environmental, and statutory compliance.


You will work closely with the Principal Business Improvement to facilitate and lead high-value projects across site using recognised business improvement methodologies. Your coaching and influencing skills will help project owners deliver results quickly and with maximum value.


In this role, you will interpret costs and production drivers to inform strategic thinking and evaluate and prioritise initiatives. You will also undertake KPI analysis, improvements, and project work to identify opportunities to add business value.


The successful candidate will be part of a supportive team, working on a 5 days on, 2 days off / 4 days on, 3 days off roster, which offers a great work-life balance.



What You'll Bring
  • A commitment to safety and alignment with our values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity
  • Respect for others and an inclusive mindset
  • Experience in problem-solving, process improvement, project leadership, change management, stakeholder engagement or similar
  • Highly effective leadership, organisational, time management, and analytical skills
  • Ability to work in a high-pace role, managing deliverables and stakeholders while maintaining autonomy and self-motivation
  • A tertiary qualification in Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Certification in Six Sigma (Black/Green Belt) or significant experience with Lean Methodology, showcasing a commitment to operational efficiency and excellence
  • Experience leading Kaizen projects
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills
  • Extensive experience using business improvement processes within the mining, manufacturing, or heavy industry
  • Demonstrated workshop facilitation capability
  • Project team leadership experience
  • A current C-class manual driver's licence


Competitive Remuneration Package

We offer a highly competitive base salary of $145,000 per annum, reflective of your skills and experience, plus annual incentive bonuses. You will also receive comprehensive medical benefits, attractive share ownership plans, company-provided insurance cover, and extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options.


Additionally, you will have access to career development and education assistance, ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support, leave for all life's reasons, and exclusive employee discounts.


We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI+ individuals, mature workers, people with disabilities, and those from diverse cultural backgrounds to apply.


At Rio Tinto, we value our differences and believe 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 any other characteristic that makes us unique.



About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries. We produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for communities to thrive.


We have been mining for 150 years, and 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 meet environmental, social, and governance standards.


We are focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations, and meet opportunities.


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.


Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always available to support our Indigenous employees through any aspect of their employment. We also have dedicated Indigenous Talent Programmes and leadership programmes to ensure Indigenous leaders grow and develop within our organisation.

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