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

Superintendent Plant Operations

Make your mark and make a difference, in a challenging yet rewarding role

Flexibility for the lifestyle you want – Fly in; fly out from Perth, or any of regional hubs

Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better

About the role

We are looking for a Superintendent to join our Fixed Plant Operations team in the Pilbara. Your role will ensure the team is set up for success against business priorities and the seamless safe delivery of operational activities. You will be supported in your efforts in continually seeking to improve our processes, cost efficiency and productive capability across the operation.

You’ll be a part of a high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on 9 days on; 5 days off fly in, fly out roster from Perth, or any of our regional hubs. These opportunities will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

Reporting to the Manager Fixed Plant, you will:

Lead, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Operations personnel

Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations

Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities

Collaborate closely with your peers, other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties

Developing, monitoring and controlling approved budget to deliver cost effective services that meet the business needs while ensuring compliance with the relevant statutory legislative provisions

What you’ll bring

A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

A current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver’s License

Relevant Trade Qualification or Engineering

Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset

Demonstrated capability in coaching, leading change and effective decision making

Knowledge and experience in fixed plant operations & maintenance, or process engineering

Experience in driving a positive safety culture and ensuring relevant safety compliance as well as adherence to standards, processes and procedures for fixed plant operations

Demonstrate understanding of budget preparation, variance analysis, cost forecasting and cost drivers.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.

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

Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)

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’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.

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Opportunities exist across various locations, operating on a Fly in, Fly out from Perth or any of our regional hubs. Roster’s will vary depending on site allocation.

Applications close on the 1st of August 2025 (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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