Marine Assurance Manager

Marine Assurance Manager, West Coast Australia

• Be part of the world’s leading Mining MNC
• Work in a diverse and challenging team
• Commitment to a safe working environment
• Permanent Position based in Karratha WA

About the role

We are looking for a Marine Assurance Manager, West Coast Australia to assist the Rio Tinto Portfolio Assurance Manager in implementing safety procedures, standards and processes across both company owned vessels, as well as over the broader chartered fleet of vessels calling at Dampier, Cape Lambert and Port Hedland.

This role is a great opportunity for the incumbent to manage Rio Tinto’s freight exposure in the various shipping markets taking charge of the below accountabilities:

Ensure a smooth and cost efficient operation of vessels through the ports as minimizing total time in port and delivering on customer expectations at all times.

This would include but not be limited to supervising and driving the following: (60%)

• Conduct targeted vessel quality and safety inspections of at least 4 vessels per week and report back to Rio Tinto Marine Singapore/RTIO Port ops on vessel condition and follow up to previous inspections & corrective actions
• Identify and report on vessel quality gaps between RightShip vetting levels and actual vessel standards
• Close liaison with Singapore based commercial teams to ensure smooth and cost efficient transit of vessels through the various RTIO terminals.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of port operations, constraints and limitations.
• Liaising closely with the Vetting Manager on all unresolved incidents, issues and disputes as well as ensuring Marine HS&E are timeously advised of all incidents and accidents and their progress towards resolution
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements, making recommendations and implementing changes

Implementation and reinforcement of company safety standards on owned and chartered fleet (10%)

• Continue with the implementation of CRM on Company owned vessels
• Understand and apply proactively, the intent and focus of Rio Tinto standards on company owned and charted vessels
• Adhere to RT Marine’s policies and systems requirements at all times
• Constantly demonstrate the company values on site and when travelling to / from site
• Keep Rio Tinto’s vision and values at the forefront of all decision making
• Use appropriate methods to develop, establish and maintain a position of confidence amongst colleagues as a reliable, resourceful and competent team member adding value to marine based decisions

Project work as required (10%)

• Undertake key operations and project work as required including:
• Provide Marine Project support to our customers on site
• Evaluation of key suppliers covering port agency, port authorities, pilots, RTIO Port Operations, AMSA, etc.
• Participate in and contribute to various meetings and lead where necessary in order to identify and discuss best practice with all stakeholders.
• Engagement with the logistics team when specialist cargoes are arriving in port to ensure safe and efficient handling

Deliver and maintain high standards of customer service to the business units demonstrated by customer feedback. (10%)

• Provide strategic advice on shipping operational matters; ensuring timely referral to the greater RTM team as the local RTIO port operations teams

Incident management and reporting (10%)

• Manage and report on incidents in close cooperation with colleagues and major stakeholders.as a part of the broader Business resilience organizational structure,
• Ability to be the first on scene investigator when an incident has happened requiring investigation
• Ensure compliance to standards policies and procedures including:
• Cooperate with and support the Group executive in the implementation of compliance systems;
• Personally comply and being seen to comply with operational procedures;
• Comply with the law, The way we work and other Rio Tinto policies and standards;
• Encourage employees and contractors to report compliance incidents;
• Identify, document, manage and communicate compliance risks in their operations;
• Actively encourage, mentor, coach and supervise employees and contractors to promote integrity and compliant behaviour
• Assess whether adequate resources are available to employees and contractors to facilitate compliant behaviour (budget, training facilities, tools, reference materials, access to Speak-OUT systems, access to specialist staff, investigations, etc.) and, where this is not the case, seeking further resources.

About you

• Sea going experience  – (Master Mariner)
• College/University Education: Logistics or Maritime Studies preferred but not essential
• Licenses/Certifications:  : Sea going certification/experience – (Master Mariner)
• Computer Literate/ general understanding of Excel/Word/e-mail and good communication skills both written and verbal. Blue MSIC card essential, Driver’s license essential.
• Demonstrates strategic planning and organizational ability within allotted time frames
• Strong communications skills
• Strong numeric and analytical skills
• Sound negotiation skills

What we offer

 A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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 leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); 
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto Commercial

Rio Tinto Commercial puts the company’s value over volume approach into practice, with the goal of maximizing the value of our physical flows to improve both our business and that of our customers.  Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customer’s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost and capital expenditure.

Every Voice Matters

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

Applications close on: 30thMay 2024

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.