Manager Technical

Manager Technical

• Be part of a dynamic leadership group, committed to growth, development and excellence
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team enabling safe and productive operations
• Join a team that values collaboration, respect and shared success

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

This is a terrific opportunity to join our senior leadership team as Manager Technical and play a critical role managing the delivery of refining functions that enables the safe and productive operations. We're looking for an experienced leader to help build on our success and focus on the next level of safety, efficiency and productivity benefits across our Yarwun Refinery. This opportunity will see you positively leading and influencing whilst working with a diverse stakeholder group. You'll be leading a multidisciplinary team of professionals specialising in process control, process engineering, laboratory and production planning.

You'll be part of a connected global team that includes some of the industry's brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-based remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With our global reach, the opportunities to grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the General Manager and working in a challenging and exciting environment within Aluminum, you will:

• Lead the team to effectively monitor and manage the technical aspects of the refinery operation.
• Develop criteria for selecting and evaluating equipment, processes, and for making modifications to plant, equipment, facilities, etc.
• Directs processing studies and evaluations for proposed improvements or changes in the processing operations.
• Maintain a current awareness of research and development in processing technologies.
• Selects, prioritises, sets timing and allocates initiatives to leadership teams.
• Initiates technical reviews, workshops, cross-audits and exchanges.
• Undertakes the strategic planning for operations and projects.
• Approves or leads global business unit production plan considering quality, cost, volume and HSE requirements.
• Sets objectives, evaluates performance, coaches and develops leaders.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Refinery and/or alumina experience
• Tertiary qualifications in Chemical or Process Engineering
• Experience in leading large multi-disciplinary teams in a complex technical environment
• Strategic thinking: deep strategic thinking and numerical/analytical skills. Able to maintain perspective and switch between strategic and tactical priorities quickly
• Judgement: able to identify and frame complex issues and opportunities quickly, and bring to resolution with a solid ethical framework
• Stakeholder engagement: ability to develop productive, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills: ability to frame and convey complex messages to a range of stakeholders using a wide range of communication methods

Leaders with a strategic mindset, operational focus, curiosity and drive to contribute are strongly encouraged to apply.

What we offer

• 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 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 to family-friendly 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)
• Possible relocation assistance

Where you'll be working

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.

As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.