Supervisor Signals Maintenance

Supervisor Signals Maintenance Inland – West Angelas

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Join our team to work in a leading-edge rail environment
• Excellent opportunity for a proven leader with a strong signals background
• Fantastic FIFO opportunity doing an 08/06 Day Shift only Roster based in West Angelas looking after the East Pilbara Rail Network

Where we’re all welcome

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.

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.

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor Signals Maintenance Inland – West Angelas to lead a team responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Signals and Systems network within Rio Tinto’s rail division. This role plays a key part in ensuring that safety, maintenance, and operational targets are achieved in line with RTIO policy, asset management processes as well as relevant legislation and regulations.

Leading from the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility and stakeholder engagement. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep our people safe as we work.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with strong front-line leadership experience who can work under pressure whilst fostering a positive and inclusive culture. Reporting to the Superintendent – Electrical Maintenance, you will: 

• Overseeing the efficient completion of planned maintenance and inspections of signalling system network to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the railway
• Communicating regularly with key stakeholders including Train Control, Network Specialist, Rail Operations and Engineering Support regarding the signalling system
• Defining performance expectations for employees and coaching performance against these standards
• Coaching and developing team members and providing leadership through frequent and proactive field engagement
• Driving and promoting a zero-harm culture through proactive safety leadership
• Assisting with the development and implementation of improvement projects
• Continue to identify opportunities to improve the performance of people, processes & systems

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have: 

• Proactive approach with a strong commitment to driving a safe and positive working culture
• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members
• Minimum of 10 Years of working experience as an electrician and at least five years in electrical fixed plant maintenance.
• WA A grade electrical license
• Competent understanding of electrical schematics, isolation and permitting systems
• A current C class Drivers License
• Strong fatigue management skillsets and comfortable with working nightshift regularly

It will also be beneficial if you have: 

• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
• WA A grade electrical licence or equivalent
• Strong background in heavy haul rail
• Previous experience in rail signalling (Cert IV in Railway Signalling desirable but not essential)
• Proficient in SAP and workflow management processes

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world’s largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world’s largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies. 

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• 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)
• 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,
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

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’ll 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
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Who we are

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 and meet opportunities.

Applications for this role will close on 14/06/2024, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier than stated. 

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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