Operations Coordinator – Brockman
* Be part of an expanding dynamic team with excellent career development opportunities
* Join our Resource Development team, and gain exposure to various projects across the Pilbara
* Flexibility for the lifestyle you want - Fly in; fly out from Perth
About The Role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We have a new opportunity to join our Resource Development team as an Operations Coordinator to support a wide range of projects across the Pilbara.
The Operations Coordinator will be accountable for supporting the Operations Supervisor’s Team to achieve Safe Production of all field activities for each shift. Team Members include Field Assistants, Survey Assistants, Operations Coordinators and Hydrogeological Technicians. The Operations Coordinator will also be accountable for supporting the Contracts Supervisors to achieve Safe Production for each shift for our Resource Development programs including earthworks, geoscience drilling, geophysics, rehabilitation, hydrogeological drilling and test-pumping. This is a great opportunity for an individual with solid leadership and well-developed communication skills to work within a dynamic environment.
Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, and working 8 days on; 6 days off roster, the ideal candidate will have
* A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
* Excellent background in safety, and people leadership roles
* Technical experience within resource definition work, surface mining operation or similar
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Solid organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks
* Computer literacy and proficiency in the suite of Microsoft Packages
* A current Australian driver's license
If you are excited about this role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.
What We Offer
* Required training to ensure competency using various Surveying technologies and processes as well as development opportunities to take your existing skills to new heights
* 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
* Full relocation provided to Western 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
Where you’ll be working
Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.
Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.
Applications close on 10 June 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr