Maintenance Supervisor

• Excellent Opportunity to develop your career as a Maintenance Supervisor
• Become a team leader at a global mining company with the latest technology and innovations
• Expand and uphold our world class reputation for safety and performance – Boron, CA
• For California based roles the expected annual salary range is $84,640 - $116,380

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of Maintenance Tradespersons (5 - 15 individuals) in executing maintenance activities ensuring asset management processes are consistently applied.

This role is a great opportunity to learn and develop your career within a global mining company.

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.

Reporting to the Superintendent and working in a collaborative community and diverse team, you will be:

• Monitoring working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure safety of employees. Complying with Rio Tinto and Statutory Safety requirements
• Understanding, applying, adhering to the approved maintenance work management program, and ensuring compliance to planned and scheduled work orders.
• Allocating maintenance coverage for breakdowns. Resolves on the job issues (with regards to planned maintenance activities, maintenance shutdowns, etc.)
• Managing, supervising, and allocating work to a team of trade employees in maintenance activities.
• Interfacing with planners and fellow Supervisors to assist in planning and scheduling of work.
• Ensuring work is completed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement and soliciting input from team members.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• High School Diploma or equivalent, but more advanced degree preferred
• 5 years of experience in a maintenance/operation or a related field
• Experience supervising a team
• Knowledge of mining equipment, subsystems, lubrication properties and equipment troubleshooting
• Excellent computer skills, knowledge of MS Office, Excel& SAP
• Knowledge of MSHA regulations

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favourable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

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 almost 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

Rio Tinto Borates is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We supply approximately 25% of the world’s demand for refined borates, minerals essential to life and modern living. We seek to create mutual value by working closely with our investment partners and host communities. Our 20 Mule Team Borax brand pays tribute to our first borates mining operation in Death Valley in 1872. 

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, 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.