Manager Reduction | Bell Bay, Tasmania
* Senior leadership role reporting directly to the General Manager
* Lead a large, multidisciplinary team in a technically complex 24/7 operation
* Shape culture, strengthen capability and influence the future performance of Bell Bay Aluminium
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced operational leader to join Bell Bay Aluminium as Manager Reduction. This is a significant senior leadership opportunity in one of Australia's most distinctive aluminium smelting operations, with accountability for a critical part of our 24/7 production system.
Reporting to the General Manager, you will lead a large and diverse workforce across operations, maintenance and technical teams to deliver safe, stable and efficient performance across the reduction lines. You will play a key role in strengthening culture, lifting capability, improving reliability and partnering with senior leaders to deliver operational, safety and commercial outcomes.
This role will suit a leader who enjoys complexity, values visible leadership and wants the opportunity to make a lasting impact through people, process discipline and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of superintendents, supervisors, engineers, technicians and operators
* Build and sustain a strong safety culture through visible leadership, clear standards and disciplined execution
* Deliver safe, reliable and environmentally responsible production outcomes across the reduction operation
* Improve operational performance across productivity, quality, energy efficiency and cost
* Strengthen workforce capability, succession depth and leadership effectiveness across the function
* Partner across the site to align maintenance, technical, operational and improvement priorities
* Lead the delivery of improvement and capital initiatives that support long‐term operational value
* Embed continuous improvement and management system disciplines to sustain performance over time
About You
You are a credible and values‐led operational leader with experience delivering results through people, systems and continuous improvement in a complex industrial environment.
We Are Particularly Interested In Leaders Who Bring
* Demonstrated success leading large, complex operational teams in aluminium, smelting or other high‐hazard heavy industrial processing environments
* A strong commitment to safety, environmental performance and operational excellence
* Experience improving performance through disciplined operational leadership, team capability and continuous improvement
* Capability to lead through complexity, influence across functions and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders
* Experience managing budgets, operational plans and capital or improvement programs
* A leadership style that is visible, inclusive and focused on building high‐performing teams
* Experience in aluminium reduction or closely related continuous processing operations will be highly regarded
What We Offer
* A permanent leadership role working directly for Rio Tinto at Bell Bay Aluminium
* A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience, together with an annual incentive program
* Domestic relocation assistance, where required
* Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and their immediate family
* Attractive share ownership plan
* Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
* Career development and education assistance to support your technical and leadership growth
* Ongoing access to family‐friendly health and wellbeing support
* Leave for all of life's reasons, including annual leave, paid parental leave and sick leave
* Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
We know that great candidates do not always meet every criterion exactly. If you bring strong operational leadership experience in a complex industrial environment and are excited by the opportunity to lead at Bell Bay, we encourage you to apply.
Diversity & 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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