- Build your career with a global mining leader right here in the Salt Lake Valley, where your work directly impacts operational excellence
- Be empowered to improve how we plan and execute shutdowns, with real influence on safety, reliability, and performance
- Join a collaborative team that values your ideas, supports your growth, and rewards your contributions
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs—now and for the future. Our values of care, courage, and curiosity guide how we work, collaborate, and support one another.
About the role
We are looking for a Shutdown Advisor who brings both technical expertise and strategic thinking to the table. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping how maintenance shutdowns are planned and executed, ensuring safety, efficiency, and reliability are always front of mind. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, influencing outcomes, and working closely with cross-functional teams in a dynamic operational environment.
You will be part of a team that values continuous improvement, where your insights help to refine processes and elevate performance across the site. With access to global best practices and tools, you will have the opportunity to grow your expertise while making a tangible impact on how work gets done.
In this role, you start your day reviewing a well-structured shutdown schedule, collaborating with maintenance, operations, and technical teams to confirm alignment. You identify opportunities to optimize resources, adjust plans proactively, and ensure safety controls are clearly defined. By the end of the day, your plan is precise, risks are mitigated, and the team is set up for a smooth and efficient shutdown execution.
Some days bring competing priorities, tight timelines, or evolving risks that require immediate attention. You lean on your planning expertise and collaboration skills to realign schedules, manage constraints, and ensure safe execution remains the top priority. Through it all, your resilience and problem-solving mindset help keep the team on track.
Working closely with and guided by the Lead, Shutdown Management, you will be supported by prioritizing safety, strengthening planning practices, and continuously improving how we execute shutdown work. In this role, you will:
- Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring all shutdown plans prioritize the health, safety, and wellbeing of everyone involved
- Optimize planned and unplanned downtime to improve equipment reliability and reduce operational risk
- Develop and maintain accurate, detailed schedules that align resources and activities within approved timeframes
- Provide clear forecasts, risk assessments, and scenario planning insights to support balanced decision-making
- Strengthen governance and compliance by supporting high-quality planning standards and processes
- Enhance communication and execution through centralized planning data and effective version control
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across maintenance, operations, and engineering
- Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities across shutdown planning and execution
What you’ll bring
- A demonstrated commitment to safety and a proactive approach to protecting yourself and others
- A relevant technical degree or equivalent hands-on experience in a related field
- Proven experience in maintenance planning within industrial, mining, or similar environments
- Familiarity with asset management and scheduling tools such as SAP, Maximo, Primavera P6, or MS Project
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams
- Solid understanding of maintenance work management processes and best practices
- Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, including post-shutdown reviews and lessons learned
- A collaborative mindset with a drive to solve problems, improve processes, and deliver results
What we offer
- Recognition for your contributions, ideas, and commitment, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact
- A work environment where safety and wellbeing are always the top priorities
- Competitive salary aligned with your skills and experience, plus an annual incentive bonus
- Comprehensive, family-friendly health benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance, and optional benefits
- Retirement benefits including up to a 6% company contribution and a generous 401(k) matching program
- Share ownership opportunities
- Flexible and inclusive leave policies, including paid time off, holidays, and bereavement leave
- A supportive parental leave program to help you spend meaningful time with your growing family
- Wellbeing programs, including access to Personify Health and wellness incentives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counselling and support for you and your family
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Core logging activities take place near Copperton, Utah.
Kennecott, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has been mining and processing minerals from the Bingham Canyon Mine for over 120 years. Today, it remains an important economic contributor and is committed to being a valued community partner through strong local engagement, responsible operations, and sustainable development practices.
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
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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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.
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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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.
Our application process
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.