Supervisor Administration

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  2nd Jul 2025

Supervisor Administration 

  • Lead a high performing and inclusive team 

  • Influence and Motivate others 

  • FIFO from Perth or Busselton   

About the role 

We are seeking an engaging Supervisor Administration to join the team. 

This role is a great opportunity to showcase your influencing and stakeholder engagement skills. 

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. 

Reporting to the Manager Operational Excellence, you will: 

  • Actively lead direct reports across our Operations to ensure activities meet all health, safety, and environmental requirements, and assist in risk mitigation 

  • Lead the Administration Team to provide effective and efficient administrative support to Operations 

  • Supervise, coach, and advise team members on administration best practices, processes, and procedures, providing direction, purpose and performance feedback 

  • Foster a team culture of continuous improvement by encouraging identification of cost reduction initiatives, production efficiency projects and process improvements 

  • Establish and maintain rapport with stakeholders throughout the business and beyond the site boundaries 

  • Manage and maintain RTIO databases including operational SharePoint pages and information directories 

  • Support site initiatives as required for site wide events such as VIP Visits and Family Days 

 What you will need for this role 

  • Be proactive with a commitment in driving a safe, supportive, and inclusive team culture in line with our core values 

  • Have leadership experience and be confident in developing and coaching teams 

  • Ability to work with diverse teams and manage multiple programs of change/continuous improvement 

  • Strong administration background is essential 

  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills 

  • Hold a current "C Class" WA Manual Driver’s License 

 What we offer: 

  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

  • Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements 

  • 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave 

  • 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) 

Where you’ll 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. 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.  

 We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore. 

Applications close on 15 of July 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.

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