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Chris Bostock

South Hedland,WA

Summary

I would like to obtain a senior leadership position to utilize my proven experience within the mining, civil and earthworks. I'm an experienced Indigenous Torres Strait Islander employee with over 28 years in mining and civil industry. I bring strong frontline leadership capability, a demonstrated leadership experience in a production, mining, and civil environment. Strong commitment to safety, risk management, and safe production principles. Proven people leadership capability, including coaching and performance management and managing teams from 8-50+ in production environment. I have strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to lead change, manage complexity, and deliver results through others. I’m currently sitting to obtain my Unrestricted Quarry Managers Ticket, and all relevant prerequisites have been Completed including Statutory Supervisor Assessment. As an indigenous employee it’s my passion to drive a diverse workforce and identify opportunities to promote growth in the business while continuing to adapt, develop and take on new challenges. As a highly experienced allrounder, trainer/assessor, Leader and mentor, I am confident I would bring value and an extensive knowledge with sound production mining and civil/earthworks background. I have been with Rio Tinto operations for 18 years.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality process Salt Supervisor/CMS Construction Advisor

RTIO DSL Port Hedland
Port Hedland
08.2024 - Current
  • Production is conducted in a safe productive manner to achieve production and strict shipping targets are met
  • Ensure quality, product growth targets, Harvest preparation is achieved.
  • Adhere to strict environmental governing, RTIO standards.
  • Field configuration to ensure production quality is met.
  • Maintain accurate daily production figures, reports are entered and managed
  • Fostering an open and safe environment while ensuring RTIO policies and procedures are followed.
  • Quality Pre starts information sharing, LIF, Performance reviews, upskilling identified.
  • Statutory Supervisor.
  • Levee and road construction
  • CMS Supervisor, SAP data entry
  • Working with Traditional Owners with heritage restraints
  • Monitoring managing environmental diverse water and fauna, flora
  • Onboarding/demobalising Vendors/equipment
  • Mandatory qualifications to represent to WHS and site standards to ensure safe working to personnel
  • Syphons and waterway projects high risk tasks

Acting Development, Production Superintendent

Paraburdoo Mine - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
11.2023 - 07.2024
  • Created reports for 2:3 and4:3 meetings
  • Leading and delivery of annual plans, safety, people, and production outcomes
  • Lead and champion a strong safety culture aligned to RTIO safe production systems
  • Ensure compliance with WHS legislation, site safety standards, and critical risk controls.
  • Lead incident response, reporting, and investigations, ensuring learnings are embedded.
  • Actively promote physical and psychological safety and respectful behaviours.
  • Own and deliver the agreed production plan across allocated areas.
  • Balance safety, production, quality, and cost outcomes.
  • Monitor and manage production KPIs, variability, and operational risks.
  • Drive disciplined execution through daily rituals, operational systems, and performance reviews.
  • Lead, coach, and develop Supervisors and frontline leaders to build strong, capable teams.
  • Foster an inclusive, culturally safe, and respectful work environment.
  • Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to uplift productivity, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Drive innovation, problem solving, and improvement in work practices and systems.

Development Supervisor

Paraburdoo Mine Production - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
08.2022 - 11.2023
  • Facilitation of quality daily team Pre-starts/Line up’s, return to work.
  • Incident investigations /reporting practices
  • Resolve conflict and implement HR disciplinary actions, Promote excellence in team.
  • Conduct training to ensure business requirements are met.
  • Cascade coaching, Inpit verifications CCFV, CRM to promote safety and wellbeing.
  • Supervising skilled team of level 3 dozer operators in high risk’s tasks
  • Utilization RTVis and Volcan
  • Ar and Heritage constraints and breaches and investigations as required and reporting processes to align with RTIO procedures

Drill & Development Supervisor

Paraburdoo Mine Production - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
05.2021 - 08.2022
  • Fleet SK512, SKSS516, CAT MD 640, Sandvik DR540, DR 560, Leppard.
  • Ensure QAQC drill plan to follow correct builds.
  • Liaise with MTS, scheduling engineers’ bench turnover is conducted efficiently for mine operations.
  • Consumables inspections.
  • Monitor compliance with daily conformance to PLOD.
  • Organizing and running high risk Development Dozer task fleet of 6x D11 track Dozers.
  • Road works maintenance running 3 x 24M Graders,3 x 16M ,8 D 11 Dozers ensure safe and efficient pit health.

Production Supervisor Eastern Ranges

Paraburdoo Mine Production - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
01.2020 - 05.2022
  • Incident investigations /reporting
  • Coach and mentor team members to promote a culture of zero harm while maintaining a strong focus on production.
  • Resolve conflict and implement HR disciplinary actions, Promote excellence in team.
  • Recruitment workshops, Assessment Centre campaigns
  • Conduct upskilling for over 42+ operators.
  • In pit verifications CCFV and CRM to promote safety and well-being.
  • Lead frontline crews to safely achieve daily production targets
  • Conducted regular 1:1s with direct reports and maintained development plans
  • Facilitated quality pre‑starts, safety interactions, and toolbox talks
  • Investigated incidents and implemented corrective actions
  • Fostered an inclusive, culturally safe, and respectful work environment
  • Partnered closely with Maintenance, Planning, HR and Contractors
  • Communicated risks, performance, and improvement actions clearly to site leaders
  • Supported workforce capability uplift and team engagement

Contract Management (CMS)-Road Development

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
02.2016 - 01.2020
  • Operation of all Mobile Plant Equipment as required.
  • Organize team workloads to achieve maximum productivity with a strong focus on safety.
  • Supervise, Plan, and manage projects to ensure all activities are performed to site standards.
  • Onboarding/Demobilization equipment, personal
  • Ensure all work is carried out in a timely manner while maintaining a culture of Zero Harm
  • Review risk assessments/management tools, and Permit documentation to ensure all compliance with site
  • Liaise with Contractors daily to improve quality of work, efficiency, and identify any improvements.

Mine Production Supervisor Paraburdoo

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
09.2013 - 02.2016
  • Facilitation of quality daily team Pre-starts/Line ups.
  • Coach and mentor team members to promote a culture of zero harm while maintaining a strong focus of safety.

Drill & Blast Crew 5Months (QM) requirement

Paraburdoo mine productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
05.2013 - 09.2013
  • Preparation and Prime blast holes
  • MPU Operations
  • Assist in stemming blast holes!
  • Tying in of blast patterns to design
  • Blast guard, secure blast areas.
  • Assist in charging operations.
  • Secured Person
  • Dangerous Goods.

Training Department Assessor

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
09.2011 - 05.2013
  • Construct and facilitate training matrix for supervisors.
  • Identify training needs and requirements of individuals/crews to improve safety, performance, and productivity.
  • Training delivery instruction personnel of mining machinery and compliance
  • assessment conducting VOCs against national standards and site specific procedures
  • Maintaining training records,Matrixes and ensure safety regulations comply
  • Facilitate site inductions for new and existing operators
  • Mentoring staff to improve safety and performance safety first culture

All- Round Mobile Plant Operator, Relief Supervisor

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Paraburdoo
09.2008 - 09.2011
  • Operation of all Mobile Plant Equipment as required.
  • Hitachi - 3600-6, Shovel OK RH 200 Shovel
  • Hitachi - 2500, 3600, O&K RH170 Excavators
  • Letourneau-1850, 1350, CAT992, Komatsu 1200 CAT980, WA900
  • Cat- D11T, R, D10TR, Track Dozers
  • Cat- 844, 854, Komatsu WA 900, Wheel Dozers
  • Cat -24H, 24M 16H, 14H, 16M Graders
  • Cat- 793 Tow Haul Low Boy (Float)

Earth Works Supervisor

BMD Construction Earthworks, SA
SA
01.2005 - 08.2008
  • Manage and implement all safety requirements to maintain a compliant, safe workforce.
  • Liaise with Stakeholders contractors/clients daily to improve quality, identify improvements.
  • Prestart meetings that support scope of work
  • Directing and supervising day-to-day work performance of team
  • Scheduling, task allocation, to ensure contract completed on time.
  • Running fleet of scrappers, Dozers, Final trim graders operators to develop dams, bulk earth works, subdivisions.

Operator

NRG Coal
Leigh Creek, SA
02.2000 - 09.2005
  • P&H 2800,4100 electric rope shovels
  • OK RH 200 Shovel
  • Hitachi - 2500, 3600, O&K RH Excavators
  • Letourneau-1850, CAT992
  • Cat- D11 R, N D10, Track Dozers
  • Cat- 844, Komatsu WA 900, Wheel Dozers
  • Cat -16H, Graders

Skills

  • DIPLOMA – Of Management
  • DIPLOMA - Surface Extraction
  • Certificate IV Surface Extractions
  • Certificate IV Trainer/ Assessor
  • Manage Basting Activities
  • Contract Management System (CMS)
  • Statutory Supervisor (WHS)
  • (C1) >100t Slewing crane license
  • (CN) None slewing Crane (Franna)
  • Dangerous goods licence
  • Secured Person
  • EWP (Elevated Work Platform)
  • Dog and rigging license

Timeline

Quality process Salt Supervisor/CMS Construction Advisor

RTIO DSL Port Hedland
08.2024 - Current

Acting Development, Production Superintendent

Paraburdoo Mine - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
11.2023 - 07.2024

Development Supervisor

Paraburdoo Mine Production - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
08.2022 - 11.2023

Drill & Development Supervisor

Paraburdoo Mine Production - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
05.2021 - 08.2022

Production Supervisor Eastern Ranges

Paraburdoo Mine Production - Rio Tinto Iron Ore
01.2020 - 05.2022

Contract Management (CMS)-Road Development

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
02.2016 - 01.2020

Mine Production Supervisor Paraburdoo

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
09.2013 - 02.2016

Drill & Blast Crew 5Months (QM) requirement

Paraburdoo mine productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
05.2013 - 09.2013

Training Department Assessor

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
09.2011 - 05.2013

All- Round Mobile Plant Operator, Relief Supervisor

Paraburdoo Mine Productions – Rio Tinto Iron Ore
09.2008 - 09.2011

Earth Works Supervisor

BMD Construction Earthworks, SA
01.2005 - 08.2008

Operator

NRG Coal
02.2000 - 09.2005
Chris Bostock