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Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.\nAbout the role\nWe are seeking a Supervisor Plant Operations to join our Paraburdoo Fixed Plant team and provide strong frontline leadership across our operations. In this role, you will lead and support the safe execution of Fixed Plant activities, guiding your team to achieve operational and production priorities while maintaining a strong focus on safety, teamwork and continuous improvement. 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The town is surrounded by some of Western Australia’s most stunning landscapes and is renowned for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and close proximity to Karijini National Park.\nParaburdoo is a gateway to adventure and exploration, and the town is proud of its reputation as a safe, welcoming community and an ideal place for young families to live and thrive. \nParaburdoo offers a wide range of local amenities and leisure facilities, including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, childcare centre, primary school, parks, and various sporting venues.\nThe Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex features state-of-the-art facilities such as an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court, and a fully equipped gym. Recent upgrades have expanded the camp facilities to 762 rooms. \nWith the opening of the Western Range at Paraburdoo Operations, the site now has the capacity to produce up to 25 million tonnes of iron ore annually supporting the longevity of the Paraburdoo mining hub for up to 20 years.\n\nApplications close onthe 24th of November 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). #gts\nAbout Rio Tinto\nRio 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.\nWe have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. 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