Specialist, Electrical Maintenance & Engineering

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- Benefits designed to make life better for you and your loved ones

About the role

We are looking for an Electrical Specialist – Engineering & Maintenance who is responsible for the engineering, reliability, troubleshooting, and maintenance of electrical, instrumentation, and control systems supporting continuous Smelting Operations. This role provides subject matter expertise across low, medium, and high voltage power systems, instrumentation, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and industrial control systems, including Rockwell Automation (RS Logix / Studio 5000) and Emerson Delta V.

The position plays a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant electrical systems, minimizing downtime, and supporting continuous process improvement in a high‑temperature, high‑power industrial environment.

Reporting to the Superintendent Electrical Maintenance and Engineering you will:

- Engineer, maintain, and troubleshoot low, medium, and high voltage electrical systems, including switchgear, MCCs, transformers, substations, and power distribution networks

- Lead diagnostics and corrective actions for power quality issues, arc‑flash risks, grounding, and protection coordination

- Troubleshoot, commission, and maintain Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) used in heavy industrial applications

- Maintain and troubleshoot field instrumentation, including temperature, pressure, flow, level, and analytical devices

- Troubleshoot and modify PLC‑based systems using RS Logix / Studio 5000 (Allen‑Bradley)

- Support Emerson DeltaV DCS, including control logic configuration, I/O troubleshooting, and loop tuning

- Investigate recurring failures and lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts

- Promote and enforce electrical safety practices, including LOTO, arc‑flash mitigation, and energized work procedures

About you

- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience

- Minimum 5–10 years of experience in heavy industrial or smelting environments

- Experience with:

- Low, medium, and high voltage electrical systems

- Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)

- Industrial instrumentation

- PLC troubleshooting using RS Logix / Studio 5000

- Emerson Delta V distributed control systems

- Ability to read and interpret:

- Electrical one‑lines, schematics, loop diagrams, and control narratives

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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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