Senior Advisor Mining Productivity

1 month ago

Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

Senior Advisor – Mining productivity

  • Join a team of Subject Matter Experts to deliver Mining Productivity initiatives

  • Foster and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders

  • Perth based role with regular travel to our Pilbara Mine sites and Operations Centre

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a Senior Advisor – Mining Productivity to join this exciting phase for Rio Tinto Iron Ore. We foster a people centric culture, bringing people at the heart of what we do. This is an exciting opportunity to have a strategic impact on the Pilbara Mines.

Responsible for the oversight and delivery of projects throughout the Pilbara Mining Operations (PMO) that increase the productivity of our Mining Equipment Assets and systems. You will join a team of Subject Matter Experts in Mining Operations to identify the highest value opportunities for improvement, and then design, execute, and track projects to capitalize on those opportunities across the entire PMO.  You will be a key contributor on our journey to become the Best Operator. 

Reporting to the Manager, Mining Productivity you will:

  • Deliver Mining productivity projects with demonstrated positive impact to KPI’s across multiple sites as identified by data analysis and direct observation

  • Demonstrate the ability to connect with a wide range of both functional and operational teams including Mine Ops, Control, MTS, MP&E, Major Hazards, Surface Mining Center of Excellence, and others

  • Identify, design, and replicate known and emerging best practices to all Iron Ore Mines and Operations Centre

  • Demonstrate safety through your own actions and in the projects you roll out to site teams

  • Represent operational teams and manage both internal and external stakeholder relationships

What you’ll bring

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

  • Expert level understanding of mining productivity KPI’s, practices, and procedures and the ability to identify gaps within them

  • A demonstrated ability to influence both technical and operational personnel. Preferred more than 5 years of operational leadership positions

  • A track record of project management and delivery with site based teams

  • The ability to think critically, collaborate and build trust with a wide range of stakeholders across the business to solve complex problems.

  • Excellent communication skills – ability to distil complex information into readily understood key messages and to present this to a wide range of audiences.

  • A passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and technical excellence.

  • The ability to work both independently and within a team to a high standard

  • The ability to influence people without hierarchal authority is a must

  • A sound understanding of change management and communication and their place in project management

What we offer

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

  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

  • A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

  • Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

  • A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

  • 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)

  • To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

  • Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

  • 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. To help you on your journey with us, you will also have access to:

  • Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

  • Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Where you will be working

This role offers a Monday to Friday roster and based at Rio Tinto’s Perth head office at the Central Park building in the Perth CBD. The role also offer opportunities to work in our Operations Centre, near the Perth airport. The role will also require ad hoc travel to our Pilbara Mine sites.

Applications close on 5 December 2024  (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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.

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