Coordinator Blast

Blast Coordinator

• Grow your leadership capability and advance your career 

• Fantastic benefits package

• Fly In, Fly Out 8/6/7/7 roster

About the role 

We are looking for a Blast Coordinator to join our team at Gudai Darri.  

Whether you’re new to your profession or experienced in your field, and whatever industry you have exposure to, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.    

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. 

You’ll work on an 8/6/7/7 roster which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.   

Reporting to the Supervisor Blast you will: 

• Assist the shift supervisor in the management of the drill and blast process

• Liaise with and lead the Blast team and contractors 

• Reporting to the Shift Supervisor the status of blast activities throughout the shift to ensure compliance to the plan 

• Develop, maintain and foster a working environment which prompts safety in all that we do, whilst also providing outstanding service 

About you 

• Demonstrate proven experience in blast activities in an open pit environment 

• Current WA Shotfirers ticket 

• Current WA’s drivers’ licence 

• Demonstrated leadership capability 

• Good communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills

• Computer literate 

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 

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in 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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue    

Where you will be working 

For over 150 years, we have been producing materials essential to human progress – minerals and metals that are still part of everyday life, including the iron ore that shapes the skylines of cities around the world.

Next comes Gudai-Darri, a place that brings together everything we have learned to create a technically advanced iron ore mine – a new mine for a new way of working.

This is your opportunity to be at the pioneering edge of mining.

At Gudai-Darri your voice matters. We are building a new generation mine with a family of talented people at its heart.

Applications close on 17th of July 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date.