Superintendent Control Systems

• An exciting opportunity to lead a team of engineers who provide emergent control system engineering support to our mines and ports across our mine and ports assets
• Be part of a supportive team with a focus on inclusion, safety, and work-life balance
• Perth-based role at the Rio Tinto Operations Centre

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. 

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Superintendent Control Systems to play a key role in empowering and leading a team to provide emergent control system engineering support to our mines and ports. You will provide technical leadership and guidance to your team, ensuring that sites are supported from an escalation and recovery perspective to the highest standards, and that all safety and quality protocols are followed.

This role is a great opportunity for a high calibre individual to join the Process Engineering and Major Hazards division to provide leadership and guidance to a 24/7 technically capable team working in the control room, providing both electrical and control system support to our operations-based teams, supporting defect elimination and executing continuous improvement work.

Reporting to the Principal Engineer Control Systems the accountabilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Providing leadership guidance to the control system support shift team in the form of strategic direction, development (coaching, mentoring, upskilling), fair and consistent decision making 
• Developing and sustaining a team culture underpinned by our values of care, courage and curiosity
• Assisting sites with prioritisation and resourcing of emergent control system engineering support
• Recovery planning and coordination for multi-shift downtime events
• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders outside of the division 
• Championing the MoC process for control systems changes across RTIO

About you

To be successful in this role, it is highly desirable that you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, or related field is seen as desirable but not
• Proven experience in control systems field
• Experience in a maintenance and operational role
• Experience in leading teams, with a focus on inclusion and diversity
• Solid stakeholder engagement and communication skills with ability to motivate and lead teams of technical professionals
• A commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement

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 bonus 
• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits

Where you’ll be working 

You will be Perth-based with opportunity to work flexibly from home combined with time in our Operations Centre. The team actively encourages and supports flexible work. This includes workdays, hours, and location, in addition to flexible and part-time work schedules. Occasional site travel will be required.

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 close on Wednesday, 29th November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)