Job Description

Superintendent Technical – Line 3 | BSL, Gladstone

• Leadership role with excellent progression pathways and exposure
• Join a supportive and collaborative team aligned to solve challenges together
• Play a key role in continuous improvement of our Reduction Lines at Boyne Smelters Limited

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.

With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

We are seeking a passionate people leader with a strong Reduction process focus. The leader must also have a strong collaboration mindset to deliver on the yearly production plan and to lead our teams through an exciting time at Boyne Smelters Limited.

If you have a great blend of technical ability and leadership potential- this could be your next big opportunity!

Reporting to the Manager – Reduction line 3, key accountabilities of this role includes;

• Proactively improving the work environment to reduce health, safety and environmental risks;

• Supporting your team to improve safety culture through the continued implementation of the Integrity Maturity Model and RTSPS

• Implementing and sustaining process safety standards for critical risks;
• Driving operational and technical excellence by mentoring and identifying development opportunities for team members;
• Ensuring team objectives are maintained in line with production expectations;
• Optimising plant performance by leading a diverse team in continual improvement projects;
• Establishing and maintaining key routines and systems to produce quality products;
• Working closely with technical and operations stakeholders both on site and within the wider business.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• The successful applicant will have a background in smelting, ideally in aluminium smelting, or a similar heavy industry with complex procedures and a strong quality assurance focus
• Excellent ability to interpret and challenge data/metrics
• Experience in a process related role previously
• Strong Stakeholder Engagement skills and ability to interface with a wide range of stakeholders

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

Where you’ll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL) is Australia's second largest aluminium smelter, located at Boyne Island near Gladstone in Central Queensland. Each day, the site manufactures carbon anodes, smelts aluminium and casts molten metal into aluminium products that are supplied to customers around the world. BSL is a key part of Rio Tinto's aluminium business and offers employees the opportunity to work in a large-scale industrial operation focused on safety, innovation and continuous improvement.

The Gladstone region offers a relaxed coastal lifestyle with easy access to beaches, national parks, fishing, boating and the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Combining career opportunities with an excellent quality of life, Gladstone is a vibrant regional community with great schools, sporting facilities and a strong sense of connection.

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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.