Area Training Coordinator

• Join a leading global company

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for an Area Training Coordinator to develop, maintain, and manage training materials, Individual Training Plans (ITPs), and qualification programs for trainees within the assigned area.

This is a great opportunity for someone with prior experience in chemical processing or manufacturing who is interested in translating hands-on operational knowledge into effective training materials across multiple departments. The role is ideal for a professional who enjoys knowledge sharing, process standardization, and supporting workforce development.

About the role

Reporting to the Sr. Site Training Coordinator and working in a collaborative community, a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Assist the senior site training coordinator with developing documented programs and maintaining accuracy when operations processes and tasks change

• Maintain operator qualification, individual training plans (ITPs) and associated training documents

• Communicate trainees’ progression with area management team as needed

• Work with the senior site training coordinator for additional training when needed and develop action plans accordingly.

• Schedule and facilitate operator gap assessments, qualification tests and re-qualifications as required

• Provide additional methods and tools to support trainees

• Track KPIs in assigned area and report to the supervisor senior site training coordinator

• Assist training team with new hire onboarding

• Conduct PUAPs to ensure training is aligned with task specific SOPs

• Assist the senior site training coordinator as needed.

About you

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in process manufacturing (Chemical industry preferred)

• Strong experience using MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.

• Strong oral and written communication.

• Experience working as a Trainer is a plus.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• Competitive base salary is 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 Virgin Pulse 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.

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

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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