Top Lander

• Join a leader in mining & metals offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities.

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Work in an underground project located near Superior, Arizona.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and safety‑focused Top Lander to support underground mining operations. The Top Lander plays a critical role in the safe and efficient movement of personnel, materials, and equipment between surface and underground via the shaft. This position requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to working in compliance with all safety and operational standards.

Reporting to the Underground Operations Supervisor and working in a collaborative community within the team, you will:

Role Responsibilities

• Control and coordinate the loading and unloading of personnel, materials, and equipment at the shaft collar.

• Communicate clearly with hoist operators, underground crews, and surface support teams using established signaling and radio protocols.

• Ensure conveyances, skips, and cages are loaded safely and within capacity limits.

• Inspect shaft landings, gates, bells, signaling systems, and safety devices prior to and during operations.

• Maintain clear and safe work areas around shaft and landing stations.

• Monitor shaft activities to identify and report hazards, unsafe conditions, or equipment issues.

• Comply with all mine safety procedures, hoisting rules, and permit requirements.

• Assist with emergency response activities related to shaft and hoisting operations.

• Complete required reports, logbooks, and pre‑start documentation.

• Support general surface and underground tasks as directed.

• Maintain and perform a rigging inspection log of rigging equipment

• Operate forklifts as needed for daily tasks

About you

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Valid driver’s license

• Previous experience as a Top Lander or similar role in an underground mining environment

• Strong understanding of shaft hoisting systems, signaling procedures, and load control

• Ability to communicate effectively with hoist operators and multiple work groups

• Physically capable of working in a mining environment, including standing for long periods and handling materials  and able to work safely in confined spaces, at heights, and in physically demanding underground conditions.

• Familiarity with rigging operations

• Familiarity with operation of equipment

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: 

• 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 

Where you will be working

You will be joining Resolution Copper at a pivotal moment in the project’s history. With the Resolution Copper Land Exchange now complete, the project is advancing its next phase of technical work, community engagement, and state permitting activities.

Resolution Copper has the potential to supply nearly 25% of total U.S. copper demand and generate several thousand direct and indirect jobs in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona, delivering an economic value of several billion dollars over the life of the mine. The project will rely on block caving, a proven underground mining method that uses gravity to extract ore from a deposit located more than 2,000 meters below the surface. This technique is the most viable way to safely and efficiently recover the resource.

As development continues, Resolution Copper will expand its underground operations, conduct extensive drilling and orebody characterization, and maintain both the permitting process and ongoing public engagement with Native American tribes, local communities, and stakeholders.

The Resolution Copper project is vital to securing America’s energy future, infrastructure needs, and national defense by providing a domestic supply of copper and other critical minerals. Once operational, it has the potential to become one of the largest copper mines in the United States, contribute approximately $1 billion annually to Arizona’s economy, and create thousands of local jobs in a region with more than a century‑long mining heritage.

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.

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

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