Crew Leader

Crew Leader – Bell Bay Aluminium

• Join an inclusive and caring team and grow as a leader

• Enjoy a varied role where you will liaise with a range of stakeholders and continuously learn

• Bring your passion for continuous improvement – we value new ideas and perspectives

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Join our team as a Crew Leader - Services and Facilities Maintenance, where you'll lead a team in coordinating and executing maintenance activities while ensuring consistent application of asset management processes. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining the reliability and safety of our non-processing infrastructure including roads, roofing, fire systems, buildings and facilities, HVAC (heating, cooling and ventilation) and utilities.

This role will lead Services & Utilities maintenance across site delivering routine maintenance and major repairs in the portfolio. You will manage and supervise maintenance (including breakdowns) activities, ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently, and resolve on-the-job issues related to maintenance activities. Additionally, you will monitor working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure the safety of employees working in the area.

You will be working together with two Coordinators (direct reports) and closely with our contracting partners (indirect reports/roles of influence) to:

• Lead improvements in the site’s HSE performance with Visual Engaging Leadership

• Manage contractor performance, cost and quality whilst fostering strong relationships with our service providers

• Develop and coach your team to be their best and progress with their goals/growth

• Own and build the budget for this portfolio and deliver all works in the budget

• Foster a culture where we work collaboratively with our contracting partners to improve the day-to-day conditions on site while making sustainable improvements for the medium to long term

We are committed to maximizing the value of our assets through strategic initiatives such as modeling, forecasting, and lifecycle management. We focus on efficiently applying asset management strategies to achieve safe and sustainable outcomes.

What you will bring

• Leadership and Accountability: Ability to effectively lead and manage a team, including indirect reports, and driving ownership and accountability for required outcomes.

• Safety Leadership: Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment by building an interdependent safety culture, monitoring and enforcing adherence to safety procedures and regulations.

• Problem-Solving: Capacity to address on-the-job issues promptly and efficiently.

• Communication Skills: Clear and effective communication abilities to liaise with team members, management, and other stakeholders. Ability to have challenging conversations with stakeholders in a manner that results in constructive mutual outcomes.

• Planning and Organization: Skill in organizing work schedules, allocating resources, and prioritizing tasks to meet operational requirements.

• Quality Assurance: Dedication to maintaining high standards and quality in all maintenance activities to ensure the reliability and longevity of assets.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. This role offers variety, an opportunity to challenge yourself and “own the role” with support.

We are open to discussing flexible work options. If the role description above sounds like a match for your skills/experience and you require flexible work options, please indicate so in your application and speak with us about this.

As a permanent employee, you will also get access to:

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

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Market leading parental leave policy

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• 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

Bell Bay Aluminium is part of the Rio Tinto Group, a global leader in aluminium, which is one of the world’s most widely used metals. Based approximately 50 kilometres from Launceston in Northern Tasmania, the smelter produces primary aluminium products.

If you’re not already connected with us via our Facebook Page, follow this link for more information: www.facebook.com/bellbayaluminium

Or, you can learn more on our official website: https://bellbayaluminium.com.au/