Shutdown Coordinator – ODS (Ore Delivery System)

Shutdown Coordinator – ODS (Ore Delivery System)

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

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding leadership development

• Based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Labrador City, NL (No FIFO options)

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. Your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority and we focus on managing every risk so you go home safely at the end of every shift. This starts with investing in a modern work environment and giving you the quality tools you need to do your job.

We are looking for a Shutdown Coordinator to lead coordinated maintenance shutdowns for ODS. This will include leading teams of supervisors, engineers, contractors, support personnel, operators and maintainers to execute major equipment shutdowns safely, efficiently and with the required quality to deliver area cost and equipment reliability targets. This role is a great opportunity for someone with a maintenance background to bring their technical and leadership skills to our team while implementing world class shutdown management processes in a way that keeps our people safe. developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen.

Reporting to the Manager, ODS you will be:

• A strong role model and leader in safety and safety engagements

• Working across multiple teams to ensure the safe execution of all shutdown work to the required quality (including documentation, checks, verifications and contents of job packages)

• Proactively and effectively communicating plans and controls to support the success of safely delivering key shutdown objectives

• Working closely with the shutdown planning and asset management team

• Developing and maintaining area shutdown management processes

• Coaching, mentoring and leading personnel required to be involved in all stages of the shutdown planning and execution process.

• Ensuring responsible persons validate and document all work executed during shutdowns with the appropriate quality for required feedback and analysis so that we can continue to improve our processes

• Identifying and implementing ways to reduce cost and generate value by controlling worker hours, tooling and parts (validation, staging, return to stores)

• Managing all work to a schedule, resolving conflicts, evaluating alternatives and giving clear direction to shutdown teams.

• Ensuring good relationships are established with area operational teams; fostering employee engagement at all levels, communicating well through all steps of the shutdown management process to ensure alignment with the business plan

• Responsible for the development and optimization of the five year plan for major equipment outages, providing support to identify continuous improvement opportunities and possible solutions, prioritizing initiatives and ensuring outcomes are realized

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available. Relocation assistance is provided.

What you’ll bring

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in engineering or Journeymen Trade Certificate or Technical Diploma (Mechanical or Electrical disciplines preferred) or PMP or equivalent years of experience in maintenance or project environment

• At least 3 years’ experience in asset management, preferably in planning or reliability, or in a maintenance role

• Demonstrated communication and planning skills

• Experience in managing people and working with others.

• Experience with Microsoft Project, Fluency in the Microsoft Office suite as well as Teams

• Scheduling knowledge using SAP

• High level of business understanding and strong problem-solving skills.

• Lateral thinking capability, decision making, organizational and facilitation skills.

• Experience in managing major projects and/or outages (management of contractors, consultants and multidisciplinary teams).

• Lean and/or six sigma training

• We actively encourage applications from women and Indigenous Peoples for this opportunity

What we offer

Be recognized 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

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts

• Domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.   

IOC’s operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.  

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2026 and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2026.

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 LGBTQIA2 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.

À propos de Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations. 

Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.

Respect and Inclusion
Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.

Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.

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