Coordinator Blast
Rio Tinto
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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.
Salary Band
Band LEvery Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.