Supervisor Operations & Logistics at Rio Tinto in Brisbane

Supervisor Operations & Logistics

Location: Brisbane

• Coordinate the people, equipment and field services that enable safe Greenfields Exploration programs across Australia
• Lead a close-knit Operations & Logistics team and broaden your experience across remote camps, earthworks, fleet, contractors and field support
• A permanent Brisbane-based role with varied office and field work, including travel to remote projects and time back in Brisbane between field deployments

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.

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor for Operations and Logistics to help Greenfields Exploration deliver safe, well-supported exploration programs across Australia. You will provide frontline mentorship across a team of four while coordinating the field assets, equipment, contractors and practical services that keep projects moving in remote environments.

This is a wide and varied role that moves between planning activities in Brisbane and hands-on delivery in the field. One week you may be working with project leads to plan a camp set-up or earthworks program; the next you may be towing equipment, supporting fleet and generators, coordinating water or catering services, or helping solve an operational issue on site. Geology teams are your key internal customer, supported by strong relationships with project leaders, contractors and site teams.

Based in Brisbane, but involving significant travel to remote projects across Australia, field deployments can be up to two weeks at a time. This role would suit an experienced operational leader who enjoys variety, practical problem-solving, meeting new people and being part of exploration work in places few people get to see.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent of Field Operations and working with the Greenfields Exploration Operations & Logistics team, you will:

• Lead, coach and support the Operations & Logistics team, setting clear expectations for safe work, reliable delivery and effective field practices
• Plan and coordinate people, rosters, vehicles, equipment, camps and field services across multiple exploration projects and changing priorities
• Partner with geology teams, project leads and field leaders to translate exploration plans into practical operational and logistics support
• Coordinate camp establishment and field services, including water supply, catering, fuel, storage, critical spares and other remote-site requirements
• Manage fleet and field assets, including maintenance, servicing, vehicle tracking, safe storage and readiness for deployment
• Coordinate contractors and scopes of work for earthworks, rehabilitation and other operational services, monitoring safe and effective delivery
• Support operational compliance for hygiene, hydrocarbons, hazardous materials and other field controls, keeping systems, records and reporting clear and current
• Work hands-on when needed to support safe field execution, including driving, towing, refuelling, equipment handling and basic field servicing within your competencies and licences.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team, with experience leading by example in safety-critical field or operational environments
• Demonstrated frontline leadership experience coordinating people, contractors and operational priorities in mining, earthworks, civil, construction, remote projects or another safety-critical field environment
• Practical experience planning field resources, equipment, fleet, camps or site services and adjusting plans as priorities or conditions change
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in isolated or remote environments and availability for frequent travel across Australia, including field deployments of up to two weeks
• A current Australian manual driver’s licence, and a current Heavy Rigid (HR) driver’s licence is highly advantageous
• Experience working across field and office settings with project teams, contractors and service providers, including clear administration, records and reporting

Helpful for Success

• A current forklift licence, or experience operating forklifts and similar field equipment
• Experience supporting remote camp establishment, earthworks, rehabilitation, drilling, exploration or field-service activities
• Experience around heavy vehicles, earthmoving equipment, drilling rigs or other mobile plant, including towing, refuelling or basic equipment servicing within relevant competencies
• Experience coordinating exploration samples, field logistics or contractor scopes of work

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 environment 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

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick & cultural leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Exploration strives to be the world’s best explorer, building on a 70-year legacy of transformative discoveries. With explorers operating in more than a dozen countries across the globe, we’re actively pursuing opportunities in our core commodities whilst also being opportunistic in identifying other valuable minerals that underpin modern life and economic development.

Our global exploration team plays a pivotal role in discovering and safely delivering high-quality growth options for Rio Tinto. With diverse expertise across geoscience, technology, land access, data and information management, logistics and operations, communities and social performance, commercial and more, we work collaboratively to unlock value responsibly and sustainably, wherever we operate.

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.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.