Iron Ore Company (IOC) | Lab City, NL
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate 2025
If you want to drive real change, we have just the place to do it. Our Graduate Development Program is an opportunity for you to shape Rio Tinto from the inside out. We want you to be part of our team to help take us forward by solving the emerging challenges of our time. At Rio Tinto, we believe the best ideas come from bringing people together with different perspectives to work toward a common goal – to create a better tomorrow.
About the role
We’re looking for graduates from a range of degrees for different areas across our business. This requisition is for a role of Graduate Mechanical Engineer based at Rio Tinto Labrador City.
As the successful candidate, your role will include:
Being involved in project identification, research, design, development, planning & scheduling, execution, and reliability of rotating and fixed equipment while supporting the safe and reliable operation of all areas of our Kennecott site. This opportunity will allow you to develop skills around asset management, risk management, work management, and reliability to enable you to excel in your career.
Joining us as a Graduate, you’ll experience our innovative, future focused Development Program where you will:
- Learn fundamental leadership skills by leading a virtual team through a gamified leadership simulation
- Challenge your thinking and gain outside perspective from futurists and external thought leaders
- Acquire a toolkit focused on future skills to inspire innovation and creativity through a series of masterclasses
- Team up with graduate colleagues to innovate solutions for future business and world challenges
- Grow your leadership skills with 1-1 coaching sessions with an experienced external coach
- Network with our senior leaders and subject matter experts
- Access world-class digital learning
What you’ll bring
To be eligible for the Graduate program,you must have completed your studies within the last two years (2023, 2024) or working towards graduation in 2025.
- Bachelor or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related field
- Less than two years of relevant work experience (local and international)
- Right to work in the Canada
- Valid driver’s license
- Willingness to learn and to make an impact
- Interest in working in an industrial environment
- Curiosity in learning a variety of technical applications of mechanical engineering
- Ability to collaborate and ask questions
What we offer
Our global Graduate Development Program is designed to prepare the leaders of the future through a series of engaging, progressive and future skills activities. Visit our webpage for a detailed overview of our program.
In addition, here is just a glimpse of our industry leading rewards package:
- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
- A generous relocation package for eligible candidates
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
- Generous 401k matching program
- A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
Where you will 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 2,400 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. This role is based in Labrador City.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented groups such as, Indigenous people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.
Next steps…
Please note, in order to be considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.
*Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings as there is enough applicants, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please submit your application as soon as possible.
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
#Graduate
req100901
Take your leadership career to the next level.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
Take a look at Amy’s career journey
Take a look at Scott’s career journey
- 2022 - PresentManager Projects - Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler - 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2022 – PresentPrincipal Advisor – Operations ProjectsSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2018Port Operations and MaintenanceSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2015Superintendent Railway Asset Reliability and PlanningSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2014Chief Engineer Execution – Port Facilities & Rolling StockSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2007Project Manager – Port Facilities and Rolling StockSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2006Primary Ore Field Maintenance – Team LeaderSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2005Project Engineering – Project Engineer Grad Development ProgramSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
- 2022 – PresentGeneral Manager Operational ExcellencePerth, Australia
- 2018General Manager Mine ProductivityPerth, Australia
- 2015General Manager Brockman RegionPerth, Australia
- 2011General Manager Paraburdoo RegionPerth, Australia
- 2008East Weipa Operations Manager – Weipa OperationsWeipa, Queensland, Australia
- 2006Manager Mining – Hail Creek MineMackay, Queensland, Australia
- 2004Manager Technical Services – Hail Creek MineMackay, Queensland, Australia
- 2001Production Superintendent – Coal & Overburden and MTO Statutory Mine Manager (from April 2001)Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
- 2000Site Planning Superintendent – Mount Thorley OperationsSingleton, New South Wales, Australia
- 1998Medium Term Planning Engineer – Hunter Valley OperationsSingleton, New South Wales, Australia
- 1997Mine Capability Systems Specialist – Howick MineSingleton, New South Wales, Australia
- 1996Mine Planner/Technical Services Superintendent – Vickery OperationsGunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
- 1995Mining Graduate – Howick OperationsGunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Graduate opportunities at Rio Tinto
Your education can help define and deliver a better future for all.
The future can seem uncertain and daunting. It’s easy to feel pessimistic about the problems facing us today because they feel so much bigger than anything that we’ve had to face before.
A job at Rio Tinto is an antidote to this fear of the future, because we believe that when young minds come together in a culture of care and innovation, they can solve the problems of today, for a brighter world tomorrow.
What’s your passion? Imagining and implementing sustainable solutions? Pushing AI forward? Supporting local communities? Whatever drives you, you’ll be able to join a diverse team of ambitious individuals to achieve a better future through Rio Tinto’s graduate program. We’re looking for exceptional graduates and vocational students from a variety of backgrounds to join our upcoming programs. Here at Rio Tinto, you’ll experience:
Our application process
01
Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
02
Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
03
Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
04
Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
05
Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.