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Superintendent – Maintenance Support
About the role
We are currently looking for a Superintendent – Maintenance Support to join the team at our New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS). This role is responsible for overseeing the MEW/MWS workshops, leading a team of Maintenance Supervisors and asset management professionals to optimize asset performance and deliver on maintenance plans. This critical role supports NZAS operations by ensuring reliability, cost-efficiency, and workforce development.
Reporting to the Manager – Assets and working within a diverse team you will be:
Prepare detailed work packages and plans to optimize plant, labour, and equipment utilization.
Develop and manage maintenance budgets, minimizing costs while achieving availability and reliability goals.
Define staffing needs, selection criteria, and development plans for team members.
Oversee the NZAS apprenticeship program, ensuring its success and alignment with business goals.
Work closely with other departments to deliver seamless operational performance.
What you'll bring
Leadership : Experience leading diverse teams and fostering a high-performing culture.
Asset Management Expertise : Proficiency in work management fundamentals and reliability principles.
Problem-Solving : Ability to analyze and address complex challenges.
Budget Management : Skills in planning and managing operational budgets effectively.
Collaboration : Strong interpersonal skills to work across functions and build relationships.
What we offer
A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
Excellent retirement plan
A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
Where you'll be working
Based at Tiwai Point in New Zealand's south, NZAS makes aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world, and it is the only aluminium smelter to produce ultra-high purity metal using renewable hydroelectricity. Receiving the majority of its alumina from our Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited refineries in Gladstone, Australia, the smelter produces more than 335,000 tonnes of aluminium each year.
Salary Band
Band I
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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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