Senior Hoist Specialist

Oyu Tolgoi’s workforce today is more than 97 per cent Mongolian, and a major strategic focus for the company is to develop a skilled workforce that is continuously learning. We aim to attract the best talent, so that we can together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia. 

Oyu Tolgoi LLC is operating a copper-gold mine in southern territory of Mongolia. The company aspires a vision ‘Natural wealth to enduring value, knowledge, and skill’, and pursues a mission, 'Together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia' to build one of the largest copper-gold mines worldwide.
 

Join one of the world’s most exciting copper-gold mining projects

Oyu Tolgoi has been one of the most exciting projects in copper and gold mining for several decades. It contains reserves and resources that make it one of the world’s largest known copper and gold deposits. The project, managed by Rio Tinto, is expanding underground. With a high demand of skills required to complete the project safely and successfully, Oyu Tolgoi is expected to be a significant contributor to Mongolia’s development and the prosperity of the Mongolian people.

Oyu Tolgoi’s workforce today is more than 97 per cent Mongolian, and a major strategic focus for the company is to develop a skilled workforce that is continuously learning. We aim to attract the best talent, so that we can together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia.

Oyu Tolgoi LLC is operating a copper-gold mine in southern territory of Mongolia. The company aspires a vision ‘Natural wealth to enduring value, knowledge, and skill’, and pursues a mission, 'Together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia' to build one of the largest copper-gold mines worldwide.

Senior Hoist Specialist

• Step into a senior specialist role where your expertise in hoisting systems directly supports safe underground production
• Work on one of the world’s largest copper projects and help shape how critical infrastructure is managed long term
• Build legacy and capability by coaching and developing engineers in a predominantly Mongolian workforce

About the Role

As a Senior Hoist Specialist, you are responsible for the safe performance, reliability, and compliance of hoisting systems that sit at the core of underground mining operations. Your work ensures people, materials, and production can move safely and consistently every day.

This is a role for someone who understands the consequences of failure in critical systems and takes ownership of doing things the right way. You set the standard for how hoisting systems are maintained, governed, and improved. You influence decisions, challenge unsafe practices, and ensure engineering discipline is upheld across the operation.

Some periods will demand deeper focus. Changes to underground conditions, maintenance challenges, or operational pressures require you to step in, guide decisions, and ensure standards are maintained. In these moments, your judgement and leadership protect people, support production stability, and strengthen trust across teams.

You will be supported by the Fixed Plant Principal Advisor and work closely with maintenance teams, operations, OEM partners, and national engineers. In this role, you are part of a team where safety, capability building, and long-term thinking are critical to success.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Put the safety of people, hoisting systems, and underground operations first in every decision
• Ensure shafts, hoists, and winches meet all statutory and regulatory requirements, including alignment with Mongolian and relevant international standards through the hoisting plan
• Provide technical guidance to maintenance and operations teams on hoist systems
• Set and maintain standards for hoist infrastructure and asset management
• Ensure hoist passports, logbooks, and engineering records are accurate, up to date, and well controlled
• Manage the Management of Change process and document control for all hoisting-related activities and engineering standards
• Support maintenance planning teams to build effective and practical maintenance strategies
• Manage OEM relationships and technical support across ropes, brakes, conveyances, and structures
• Coach and mentor national engineers to build long-term engineering capability
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across hoisting and maintenance systems

About you

• 10+ years of experience working with hoisting systems in underground mining or major heavy industry operations
• Hands-on or supervisory experience in mechanical or electrical disciplines supporting, monitoring, and maintaining hoist systems in large-scale mining environments
• Extensive experience working with hoist systems in underground mining or heavy industry
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance and safety requirements
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in hoisting systems
• Experience developing procedures and standards that support safe work execution
• Proven experience leading teams and developing others
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence operators, supervisors, and senior leaders
• Strong planning and organizational skills in complex operating environments

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Root Cause Analysis experience
• Change management experience
• Risk assessment experience

Discover more about Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia’s increasingly becoming a destination for tourism and expatriate residents. As a rapidly developing city, Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar is seen as a comfortable, yet exciting place to live. With an array of cultural and social activities available and a growing network of international schools, housing options, and leisure facilities, it is home to a growing community of international expatriates.

Located in the South Gobi Desert, just 80 kilometers from the Chinese border, the Oyu Tolgoi open pit mine and camp is a large, well-run and comfortable site with multiple amenities including recreational and sports facilities, a cinema, shops, restaurants and bars catered to a growing community. For more about OT site, please check out this video.

As part of the Oyu Tolgoi Underground Mining Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to something significant and learn and develop both personally and professionally. We offer a collaborative, high-performing environment where success is achieved by working together.

About us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. We’ve led the industry in partnerships, with customers in new markets, and with local communities.

We’ve pioneered technological innovations, such as our Mine of the Future™ program and our low-CO2 aluminum from hydropower. And we’ve paved the way in areas such as safety, tax transparency and legacy management.

Job application closes on 15 June 2026

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

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.

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