Manager Mining

Manager Mining – Brockman 4

• Join our world-class, Pilbara Iron Ore operations

• Opportunity to grow your career and work with people who inspire and motivate you

• Fly in Fly out opportunity with an attractive flexible roster

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Manager Mining to join our Brockman 4 Operations leadership team and lead our mine operations to success.

As an accomplished operational leader, this is a unique opportunity to broaden your expertise and embrace a new challenge. We invite you to be part of our ongoing journey to take efficiency and safety to the next level, support the operation and business, whilst providing authentic leadership and genuine care to our people.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Working on a fly in, fly out roster (5/2, 4/3, 9/5) and reporting to the General Manager, you will work in a dynamic and challenging environment where you will be:

• Developing a performance-based culture according to our values of care, courage and curiosity which drives exemplary safety behaviours and stable operating outcomes

• Ensuring the mine achieves a standard of excellence in health and safety operations and compliance by leading and implementing health and safety policies and strategies

• Maintain an end-to-end oversight of the Production, Drill and Blast, Mine Water Management functions

• Managing mine production functions to ensure budgeted production targets are achieved in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner

• Ensuring the mine meets the operating budget requirements in the areas of quantity, quality, and cost of production

• Actively involved in the development of the mine budget and annual plan

• Evaluating and implementing best practice mining practices

• In addition to the above, you will have a key focus on fostering strong relationships with internal stakeholders and interfaces across our operational and functional teams along with external contractor, suppliers, and Traditional Owners

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team is vital for all roles at Rio Tinto

• As a genuine and authentic leader, you will bring your demonstrated care and engaging leadership style

• Integral to this role will be your ability to lead by example, build a strong connection with your team and your various stakeholders. We expect you to bring your passion for field presence and curiosity

• Experience in a managerial role within mine operations environment

• Able to measure, record, analyse and report on all drill and blast activities to obtain plan, ensure compliance and optimise performance

• Experienced in contributing to the development of a safety culture and ensuring relevant safety compliance as well as adherence to standards, processes and procedures for drill and blast operations

• A WA unrestricted quarry manager certificate

• Diploma in Mining or Frontline Management

• Statutory Position Legal Exam – Site Senior Executive

• Proven delivery experience in leadership and mine expansion projects, with a demonstrated safety focus

• A degree in mining is highly desirable

If you are interested in the role and believe you have transferrable skills, we encourage you to apply.

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

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. 

Where you’ll be working

Brockman 4 Operations is located on the lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura and Muntulgura Guruma Peoples in the eastern Pilbara, approximately 60 kilometres from Tom Price. Originally part of Greater Brockman, operations began in 2010 for the Brockman 4 deposit.

Brockman 4 moves approximately 150 million tonnes of material per year. There are 3 villages that are part of the operations, Brockman 4, West Pilbara and Nammuldi Village.

With a FIFO workforce of around 850, our team commutes from Perth, Geraldton, Albany and Busselton.

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Applications close on the 28th of March 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio TintoRio 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 MattersAt 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.