Specialist, Control Room

Job Title: Specialist – Control Room

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah (Concentrator)

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist – Control Room (Concentrator site) to manage and optimize the Concentrator process. This includes verbal management of area personnel via radio and accountability for optimizing area resources to safely meet production targets from the central control room. The Specialist’s focus is to lead the safe, efficient, and sustainable production of copper.

- Reporting to the Superintendent, you will be:

- Driving zero harm behavior as a safety leader at the Concentrator while ensuring the quality and accuracy of Control Room Logs and Reports

- Effectively communicating and coordinating with peers from within the team, different departments, and different parts of the value stream to safely meet production and quality targets

- Identifying areas for improvement within the control systems and process to maximize efficiency

- Taking ownership over efficient/effective problem solving, decision making, and action at the right levels and for escalating when appropriate

- Responsibility for fielding calls to the emergency phone and directing resources to respond to incidents

- Closely monitoring control systems to optimize performance and ensuring the operating strategies are clearly communicated to the team for each shift

What you’ll bring (requirements)

- A High school diploma or GED

- 3+ years of experience in mining, processing, manufacturing or a related field

- Prior supervisory and control room experience

- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels

- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite

It will also be beneficial if you have:

- A Bachelor's degree in a related field

- Prior experience working in a Collective Bargaining Agreement environment

What we offer

- Be recognized for your contributions, innovative thinking and dedication, and leave each day knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

- Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus

- Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits

- Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program

- Attractive share ownership plan

- Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave

- A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family

- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Personify Health with incentives supporting your wellbeing

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. 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.

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