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Production Supervisor

Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto Salary
Wilmington, DE Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/29/2025

Production Supervisor

  • Opportunity to develop your career and work for a global company
  • Contribute to the success of Rio Tinto by applying your technical and professional leadership expertise
  • Join a company with a world class reputation for safety and a culture that supports inclusion and diversity -Wilmington, CA
  • For California based roles the expected annual salary range $90,000 - 123,750

About the role

We are looking for a Production Supervisor to lead and develop a high performing team while fostering a strong safety culture and building capabilities. This includes supervision of all area personnel and accountability of all area resources. The supervisors' main focus is to lead the safe, efficient and sustainable production of refined borates.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to drive and optimize operational performance. Working and reporting to the Superintendent, you will be :

  • Ensuring a productive and safe workplace is maintained, complying with Rio Tinto and Statutory Safety requirements.
  • Identifying areas where improvement to safety performance is necessary and initiating this change within the appropriate teams and areas.
  • Taking ownership over efficient / effective problem solving, decision-making, and action at the right levels.
  • Ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood and setting performance targets to encourage the necessary / desired behaviors.
  • Responsible for directing production employees and operations in accordance with the production plan and business needs to achieve quality and quantities of finished goods necessary to meet customer demands.
  • Providing leadership through team building, planning, and setting key deliverables.
  • Interfacing with planners and fellow Supervisors to assist in continual improvement.
  • Ensuring work is completed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement and soliciting input from team members.
  • Supervising activities on night shift and weekends.
  • About you

    To be successfully considered for this role, you will have :

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, combined with solid relevant experience, but more advanced degree preferred.
  • 5 years of experience in production / refinery operations / maintenance or a related field.
  • Experience in a unionized environment.
  • Excellent computer skills, knowledge of MS Office, Excel & SAP
  • Proficiency in English
  • Ability to obtain a TWIC card from TSA
  • Beneficial if you have knowledge of refinery equipment, subsystems, lubrication properties and equipment troubleshooting
  • Where you will be working

    This role is based in the Port of Los Angeles in the city of Wilmington, California. This historical site is one of the oldest operations in the Port of LA, some employees are third generation workers at this operation. The southern California area offers a vast array of activities for every lifestyle from camping, surfing, fishing, hiking, family parks, sports arenas, concerts and much more.

    Also known for its 20 Mule Team Borax brand, Rio Tinto Borates traces its roots to California's Death Valley, where borate deposits were discovered in 1872.

    The twenty-mule teams Borax used to haul ore out of the remote desert live on as a symbol of our commitment to innovation. Rio Tinto Borates distinguishes itself through world-class safety, environmental and community practices, and a commitment to constant innovation and improvement.

    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 situations and meet opportunities.

    Every Voice Matters

    At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

    Equal Opportunity Employer M / F / D / V

    Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http : / / www.uscis.gov / for more information.

    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.

    Salary : $90,000 - $123,750

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