Coordinator Shutdowns

Shutdown Coordinator – Weipa Northern Operations

Location: Weipa, Queensland

Roster: Mon- Fri, 9 Day fortnight

Employment Type: Full-time | Permanent

Lead with purpose. Deliver with precision. We're looking for a skilled and safety-focused Shutdown Coordinator to lead our Northern Operations shutdown maintenance team in Weipa. This is a key leadership role where you'll oversee shutdown activities, manage a team of tradespersons, and ensure our asset management processes are executed to the highest standards.

About the Role

As a Shutdown Coordinator for organising a team of 15–30 Maintenance Tradespersons during planned shutdowns. You'll ensure maintenance activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and in alignment with our asset management strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead trade employees in executing maintenance tasks
• Allocate resources and coverage for breakdowns and shutdowns
• Resolve on-the-job issues and ensure smooth execution of planned maintenance
• Monitor safety practices and ensure strict adherence to safety protocols
• Drive consistency in applying asset management processes across all activities

What You'll Bring

• Proven leadership experience in maintenance or shutdown coordination
• Strong understanding of asset management principles and maintenance operations
• Ability to manage teams and allocate resources effectively under pressure
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project and CMMS Systems preferably SAP
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Commitment to safety and quality assurance
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in planning and executing shutdowns in industrial or mining environments
• Mechanical or Electrical Trade Quaification or Engineering Degree.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a team that values safety, sustainability, and operational excellence
• Lead critical shutdown operations that directly impact asset reliability
• Work in a dynamic and supportive environment with opportunities for growth
• Make a meaningful contribution to the success of our Weipa operations

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress

• Full relocation provided to Weipa, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• 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, cultural leave)

Where you'll be working

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite.

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape.

Ready to lead the way?

If you're a confident leader with a passion for maintenance and shutdown excellence, we want to hear from you. Apply now and help us drive performance and reliability across our operations.

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.