Supervisor Plant Operations

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Pannawonica
• Family friendly residential 3 days on, 4 nights on, 7 days off roster

We’re Finding Better Ways**™** to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for residential Supervisor Plant Operations to join and support our team in Pannawonica. This role presents an opportunity to lead, mentor and coach your team to safely execute plant activities at a site level ensuring team performance is in line with short term objectives.

It is a fantastic opportunity for someone ready to step into a leadership position within a supportive and inclusive environment. You’ll work a residential roster of  3 days on, 4 nights on,  7 days off roster, giving you more time to spend on the things that are important to you.

This is a great opportunity for you and your family to contribute to a unique community and enjoy a wide range of seasonal outdoor activities; allowing you to find the perfect balance between leisure and work.

The town of Pannawonica is supported by a resident doctor, an excellent primary school with options to undertake

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Pannawonica
• Family friendly residential 3 days on, 4 nights on, 7 days off roster

We’re Finding Better Ways**™** to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for residential Supervisor Plant Operations to join and support our team in Pannawonica. This role presents an opportunity to lead, mentor and coach your team to safely execute plant activities at a site level ensuring team performance is in line with short term objectives.

It is a fantastic opportunity for someone ready to step into a leadership position within a supportive and inclusive environment. You’ll work a residential roster of  3 days on, 4 nights on,  7 days off roster, giving you more time to spend on the things that are important to you.

This is a great opportunity for you and your family to contribute to a unique community and enjoy a wide range of seasonal outdoor activities; allowing you to find the perfect balance between leisure and work.

The town of Pannawonica is supported by a resident doctor, an excellent primary school with options to undertake secondary school studies in a supervised distance education program, supermarket, and a local community gym and youth centre.

Reporting to the Superintendent Plant Operations, you will be working in an inclusive and supportive team, within Fixed Plant, you will be:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
• 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 utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices
• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Fixed Plant Operations personnel
• Manage Fixed Plant Operations activities to maximise productivity while minimising cost and environmental impact
• Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including statutory obligations
• Monitor performance of shift production targets and take appropriate action to maintain production requirements in line with business objectives

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members
• Experience in maintenance or operations within a fixed plant or mobile equipment environment (desirable)
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Familiarity with work management systems and processes (SAP, Excel, Outlook)
• A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual)
• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Statutory Supervisor

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, personal & cultural leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Robe Valley Operations, located on Robe River Kuruma Country, is close to the community of Pannawonica in the scenic Pilbara region, approximately 200km south-west of Karratha.

The operation comprises two key sites: Mesa A, which is primarily fly-in-fly-out, and Mesa J, which is strongly supported by a residential workforce living in Pannawonica.

Applications close on 20th March 2026 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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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