Refinery Operator

Job Title: Refinery Operator MPC (Operator C)

Location: Salt Lake Valley, Utah

Job Type: Full-Time, Competitive pay and fantastic benefits

Schedule: 12-hour shifts (Days, 4 on 4 off)

About the role

We are looking for a Refinery Operator for an open position with people who are highly motivated to work in our MPC department at the Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Refinery. Refining experience is not essential, we provide the training required.

This is a great opportunity to work in an interesting field with a relatively small, close group of employees with an attractive lifestyle roster which consists of rotating 12-hour shifts. This role provides the ability to move up in pay by participating in Rio Tinto training qualifications.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Shift Supervisor and working in a diverse team, you will be trained to:

What you’ll bring (minimum requirements)

We welcome transferable skills from industries such as:

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

Where You’ll Be Working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, tellurium, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

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.

Every Voice Matters

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.