Designated Leader - Operational Services - Metals

• Opportunity to assist in establishing maintenance best practice
• Interface with a diversity of teams and individuals across the entire Kennecott business
• Challenging role requiring creativity and critical problem solving
• Role based in Salt Lake Valley UT

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Designated Leader - Operational Services to maximize the value of assets by using a reliability lens and performing various predictive maintenance to increase the life cycle of the asset. The Designated Leader will oversee the contractor service providers that maintain the light/medium duty mobile equipment, mobile cranes and tires for this equipment and ensure that the contractors are maintaining the equipment to appropriate standards of safety, reliability and availability for the customer base. The role will have accountability for the Smelter, Refinery, Tailings and General Plant equipment.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.
Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing are 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 Operational Services - Manager, and working in a diverse team within Rio Tinto, you will:

• Perform continuous improvement on assets to maximize the lifecycle of our assets.
• Manage project-based tasks and business improvement-based duties.
• Monitor working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure safety of employees working in the area.
• Manage Contractor Compliance through Avetta (our contractor portal).
• Oversee Contractor Management and the adherence to the Rio Tinto processes and guidelines from service providers.
• Manage budgeted cost allocated to contractors.
• Assist in the replacement strategy for older mobile equipment.
• Assist in the report out of repair time frame of the equipment to stake holders.
• Authorizing work to be performed through daily work permits.
• Assist in planning the repairs for the upcoming weeks.
• Assist in determining call outs for maintenance coverage throughout the plants.
• Have extensive stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Understand reliability principles and life cycle.
• Perform pareto charts, root cause analysis.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A High school diploma or GED
• 3 year of experience in facilities and mobile maintenance within a processing, manufacturing or a related field
• 2 year of prior leadership experience or leading contractors and vendors
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Prior experience working in a Collective Bargaining Agreement environment
• Bachelor's degree

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees witha 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:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

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 and meet opportunities.

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 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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.