Superintendent - Reduction Services

Superintendent – Reduction Services

• Leadership role with exposure to all departments on site
• Join a supportive and collaborative team aligned to solve challenges together
• Play a key role in continuous improvement of our Reduction Lines at Boyne Smelters Limited

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

We are seeking a passionate people leader with a strong “Service” focus who can interface and collaborate with all departments at Boyne Smelter. This role is directly involved with Alumina Supply and fume treatment where you can make a positive impact on environmental compliance for our smelter. It also has accountabilty for maintaining stable supply and management of other process materials and waste products including Bath Processing and Spent Cell Lining Processes.

Reporting to the Manager – Reduction lines 1 &2, key accountabilities of this roles includes:

• Proactively improving the work environment to reduce health, safety and environmental risks
• Supporting your team to improve safety culture through the continued implementation of the Safety Maturity Model and RTSPS
• Implementing and sustaining process safety standards for critical risks
• Driving operational and technical excellence by mentoring and identifying development opportunities for team members
• Ensuring team objectives / work schedules are maintained in line with production expectations
• Optimising plant performance by leading a diverse team in continual improvement projects
• Establishing and maintaining key routines and systems to produce quality products
• Working closely with technical and operations stakeholders both on site and within the wider business.

What you’ll bring 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 
• Strong Stakeholder Engagement skills and ability to interface with a wide range of stakeholders
• A dedication to supporting your internal customers with a customer service lens in everything you do
• A background in smelting could be advantageous but definitely not essential
• Excellent ability to interpret and challenge data/metrics

What we offer

This role can be a 9 day fortnight or a 4.5 days working week (all day shifts).

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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 and meet opportunities.

Where you will be working

Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL)

Opened in 1982, Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20 kilometres south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum. 

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

Along with Yarwun Operations and Queensland Alumina Limited, BSL supports the local community in a wide range of initiatives through Here for Gladstone

Every Voice Matters

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.