- Join an encouraging group, committed to your growth and development
- Permanent role with competitive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits in a globally respected organisation.
- Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance
- 8/6 dayshift only roster

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

Resource Development provides an chance to work across a broad and varied operational environment. Rather than focusing on a single production activity, our supervisors may support programs involving drilling, earthworks, geophysics, rehabilitation, water drilling and test pumping, while collaborating with technical and operational teams across the business.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Field Operations Supervisor to join our Resource Development Operations team within Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

This is an exciting frontline leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys leading people, working in a dynamic field environment, and delivering safe, high-quality operational outcomes.

As a Field Operations Supervisor, you will provide leadership in the safe execution of Resource Development activities at a site level. You will lead and develop a diverse operational team while working closely with our contractor partners and technical teams to safely deliver work aligned to the short-term operational plan.

Working on an 8/6 day shift only FIFO roster, you will be part of a supportive leadership team committed to your development and growth.





The successful candidate will demonstrate strong safety leadership, clear communication, and the ability to lead teams in a dynamic operational environment where priorities can change quickly.

Reporting to the Superintendent Operations you will:

- Lead, coach and develop your team, creating an environment where people feel supported, accountable, and empowered to perform at their best.

- Provide visible safety leadership in the field, effective risk management and environmentally responsible work practices.

- Coordinate and safely execute work aligned to the two-week operational plan, ensuring safety, productivity and quality expectations are achieved each shift.

- Work closely with contractor partners involved in activities such as drilling and earthworks to support safe and effective field execution.

- Manage the day-to-day people leadership requirements of your team, including performance, behaviour, development and leave planning.

- Actively promote, communicate, and role‑model positive safety culture and continuous improvement.

- Collaborate closely with internal functions and key stakeholders to achieve operational goals.

- Manage incidents and operational issues in a timely, effective, and professional manner.

What you’ll bring

- A strong background in safety and people leadership





- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop people

- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with teams and stakeholders

- Operational or technical experience within resource definition, field operations, drilling, earthworks, surface mining or a similar environment

- The ability to coordinate multiple operational priorities in a fast-moving field workplace

- Strong interpersonal and organisational capability

- Confidence working across internal teams and contractor partners

- Good computer literacy, including proficiency across Microsoft applications.

- Strong understanding of compliance requirements, policies and procedures

You don’t need to have done everything before.

What matters most is that you are a visible, genuine, and safety-focused leader who enjoys being in the field, supporting people and creating an environment where teams can safely succeed.

If you’re someone who builds strong relationships, sets clear expectations, develops others and isn’t afraid to step in and help solve operational challenges, we’d like to hear from you.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

- A work workplace 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
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📌 Supervisor Operations (Newman)
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