Smelter Operator (Operator C)

• Job Title: Smelter Operator (Operator C)

• Location: Salt Lake Valley, Utah

• Job Type: Full-Time, Competitive pay and fantastic benefits

• Schedule: 12-hour shifts (Days, Nights, or Rotating, depends on your team)

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Smelter Operator to fill multiple positions with people who are highly motivated to work in our Hot Metals department at the Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Smelter. Mining experience is not essential, we provide the training required.

This is a great opportunity to work in an interesting field with a relatively small, close group of employees with an attractive lifestyle roster which consists of rotating 12-hour shifts. This role provides the ability to move up in pay with participating in Rio Tinto training qualifications.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Shift Supervisor and working in a diverse team, you will be trained to: 

• Perform operating duties in the smelting process while working around hot furnaces and wearing proper PPE including full face respirators.
• Work safely following our standard operating procedures.
• Actively care for the safety of others and self

What you’ll bring 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Show commitment to our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, and Excellence
• High school or GED diploma
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to work wearing full face respirator all shift, if necessary.
• Minimum 18 years of age to align with Rio Tinto Safety Standards for this role
• Safety mindset in every task

We welcome transferable skills from industries such as: 

• Processing
• Oil/gas
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Construction
• Agriculture
• Hospitality
• Hospitals, health care
• Airlines, other transportation
• Warehousing & logistics

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
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) matching program (company matched .50 per dollar up to 6% of your base pay)
• 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 favourable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• 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

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.

Every Voice Matters

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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