Supt Carbon Maintenance

**Superintendent Carbon Maintenance**
- Leadership Opportunity
- Permanent role - based in Invercargill, New Zealand
- An opportunity to drive positive change and develop future leaders

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking for **a Superintendent Carbon Maintenance **to lead and develop an operational team that is accountable for the Carbon Products Department plant at our New Zealand Aluminium Smelter.

This role is a great opportunity for a leader who has the ability to coach, support, mentor and develop the Carbon Maintenance team. Key focus areas include; safety, reliability, cost management and improving plant performance.

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.

Working day shift, Monday to Friday and reporting to the Manager Carbon you will be:

- Mentoring and developing a diverse team accountable for achieving safety, environmental and maintenance objectives.
- Contributing to updating maintenance tactics and strategies in conjunction with reliability engineering.
- Planning and scheduling major maintenance work on site and collaborating with all stakeholders to ensure everybody is aligned.
- Supporting the NZAS Management team in achieving the effective execution of all maintenance functions with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Governance of the department annual maintenance budget planning processes and reporting.
- Managing the coordination of capital projects.
- Responsible for delivering and meeting the KPI metrics that have been set for the Carbon plant.

**What you will bring**

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

- Frontline Management and Leadership experience
- Engineering or equivalent trade qualification
- Demonstrated experience managing maintenance teams & budgets
- Ability to engage stakeholders across multiple departments

It would also be beneficial if you have:

- Experience in leading maintenance planning and scheduling teams beneficial but not essential
- Experience with improvement processes, such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Life cycle cost modelling (LCCM) and spares analysis
- Working knowledge of business improvement tools (such as 6 Sigma, process improvement and change management methodologies)
- Working knowledge of SAP

**What we offer**
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical assistance scheme
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) including long service leave
- Access to transport assistance between Invercargill and Tiwai.
- Competitive superannuation programme
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

**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 and meet opportunities.

**Where you’ll be working**

New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) converts alumina into aluminium using renewable hydroelectricity, resulting in one of the lowest carbon footprints for an aluminium smelter in the world. The smelter is located on Tiwai Peninsula in Southland and the majority of the plant's alumina is supplied from our Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited refineries. Around 90% of the aluminium produced at NZAS is exported. NZAS is a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto (79.36%) and Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical Company (20.64%).

**Every Voice Matters**

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