Underground Communications Technician

Underground Communications Technician

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join a leading global company
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Located in Salt Lake City, UT

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Underground Communications Technician, to be responsible for performing planned and breakdown installation and maintenance on assigned equipment in the Underground in a safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner to ensure that equipment availability is maximized.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills

Reporting to the Engineer – Underground Technology, and working in an exciting environment, you will be responsible to:

• Perform planned maintenance on equipment by the scheduled due dates
• Safely troubleshoot and resolve equipment problems and conduct breakdown repairs within planned time frames without compromising the integrity of the equipment
• Enter reports on maintenance, repairs and diagnoses into the preventative and predictive maintenance database prior to the end of each shift, providing sufficient detail for others to understand the work that has been completed on the equipment
• Assist in the efficient commissioning of new installations and modifications, ensuring the equipment has been fully tested prior to operational implementation
• Keep work areas clean and free of safety hazards on a continuous basis and conduct safety audits as per company policy, providing written reports to the Technology Supervisor as requested
• Work and Promote Safety within the processing plant
• Install, prepare, run, terminate, and test coax, heliax, and LMR cable, Cat5, RJ11, and Fiber (Fuse on Connectors)
• Work directly with contractors to maintain system reliability and assist in remote troubleshooting
• Install, configure, maintain, and provide technical support for the operational technology
• Setup, configure, and use test equipment to align, maintain and repair mine radio system
• Maintain and provide technical support for mine monitoring systems including: compressed air, dewatering pump stations, and mine air quality systems
• Work directly with contractors to maintain system reliability and assist in remote troubleshooting
• Complete other related work as assigned by the Fixed Plant Supervisor, or Senior Managers

What you’ll bring

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

• Three (3) years’ experience with underground network and communications preferred
• Possess strong knowledge/skills in Network & Communications repair, maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting of complex underground equipment preferred
• Significant experience with mining communication hardware and software applications, including but not limited to VHF and UHF Systems, IP Networking, Digital and Analog 2-way Radio Systems, Microwave and/or Point-to-Point/Multi-point Data-Radio Systems
• Training on the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is an asset
• Experience working as a Underground Communications Technician
• Mine Site is preferred
• In-depth knowledge of the installation, operation and maintenance of instrumentation systems and equipment
• Knowledge of instrumentation systems for heavy industry
• Knowledge of industry design practices and safety standards
• Knowledge of computer programs including common office software
• Ability to read service and parts manuals and updates in English
• Strong planning, organizational, management and communications skills

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’ll 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

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 backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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

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