OER Coordinator(s)

OER Coordinator(s) (Fixed-Term)

• Opportunity to work directly with different elements of the operation to coordinate shutdown activities, enhancing employee safety and project success.
• Excellent opportunity for career development and expanding a breath of knowledge of our operating systems.
• 16 month Fixed-Term Roles based in Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

We are looking to hire Multiple Operational Engagement Readiness (OER) Coordinator (16-month Fixed Term) for the Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Smelter. This role is essential in ensuring that operational readiness considerations are met before, during, and after smelter project execution. The role is responsible for executing assigned tasks in alignment with project phases and providing support and oversight to operational teams during maintenance & project shutdowns. This is to ensure there are no gaps in plans that could become a project or operational constraint.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor OER – Lead, you will be expected to:

• Ensure operational readiness activities are aligned to the guidance set forth in the Rio Tinto Operational Engagement and Readiness manual.
• Ensure the safe and successful execution of individual assignments and operational readiness deliverables.
• Support all identified operational readiness activities to ensure compliance with the master Operational Readiness Plan while making decisions and adjustments as required.
• Support training programs associated with new equipment installations.
• Represent the respective functional departments to ensure decisions are in the best interest of their departments, including adherence to plant equipment standards and protocols.
  • Ensure robust pre-start-up safety reviews and cold and hot commissioning plans are developed and executed during the required project phases.
  • Communicate the status of operational readiness assignments to the OER – Lead as required.
  • Ensure the communication of project scopes, details and knowledge to the impacted stakeholders upon project completion.
• Provide regular updates for the OER Manager to be used to report operational readiness activities to project stakeholders as requested.
• Complete assigned operational readiness tasks as well assisting other team members with the completion of assignments by core team as well as ad hoc team members.
  • Liaise with project and functional departments to continuously improve communications and support a high-performance team culture while remaining cognizant of project constraints within the mechanical infrastructure.
  • Ensure that while fulfilling primary duties of the operational readiness team, to also accommodate functional departments requests as long as they do not impact the operational readiness team deliverables.

• Support a culture of “Zero Harm”
• Actively participate and support others in the continuous development of a high performance, unified project team
• Align behaviours, decisions and actions to align with Rio Tinto’s The Way We Work.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• An Engineering BS degree is desirable but not required in lieu of having significant experience in the mining or smelting industry with a broad and deep understanding of both the RTKC operation, a good understanding of operational readiness, and a comprehensive understanding of one or more asset management disciplines.
• Intimate understanding and knowledge of metal smelting and refining.
• Intimate understanding of multiple asset management disciplines and well as commissioning.
• Must be able to effectively communicate at many levels within the operations organizations.
• Must be an effective communicator and influencer.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills to interface and maintain a positive attitude with employees at all levels in a professional and helpful matter.
• Must possess effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must possess analytical and decision-making skills, based on facts and data.
• Must be self-motivated and demonstrate the ability to be proactive and take the initiative or meet commitments.
• Must be able to effectively manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and flexibility.
• Broad understanding of asset management functions, preferably within a high-performance project team culture.
• Excellent all-around communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a constantly changing environment.
• Must be trustworthy with confidential information.
• Must operate independently with minimal guidance and little or no supervision.

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.

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 will 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

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

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 background

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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