HR Principal Adviser

HR Business Partner

Exciting, opportunity to showcase your strategic Human Resources Business partnering ability.

• Be part of a safety-driven team that values inclusion and respect.
• Join a leading company that offers outstanding personal development and global career opportunities.
• Rio Tinto Borates Based in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Fixed-Term (18 months)

About the Role

Finding Better Ways to Provide the Materials the World Needs

We are looking for a passionate and curious HR Business Partner to provide strategic oversight to our growth major projects team in the Americas and achieve business objectives by translating business needs and context into people strategies ensuring their effective execution.

This role is a great opportunity to work in a challenging, dynamic, and exciting environment. Reporting to the Chief People and Sustainability Officer on a Monday to Friday roster, you will:

• As a trusted partner, provide credible advice and coaching on people and culture initiatives, including constructively challenging leaders on their individual and collective effectiveness.
• Effectively partner with projects leaders to shape organization relevant people strategy and ensure people practices are an effective tool to build capability to execute the group strategy.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen the Major Projects Americas culture, capability & employee’s engagement. 
• Seeking out diverse viewpoints when problem-solving, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement and an ability to gain support for solutions that challenge the status quo
• Collaborate with various HR teams to provide fit for purpose HR solutions. 
• Actively engage as a member of the wider Projects HR team and lead regional HR engagements and initiatives for Projects HR.

What we offer

We are committed to providing a generous benefits package to recognize your contributions, your way of thinking and your hard work. Therefore, our benefits include:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment.
• Access to family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• A 401(k)-matching program in which the company matches .35 per dollar up to 5% of your base pay.
• A generous employee share program which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program.
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program for you and your family to address educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to incentives to support your wellbeing.

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 to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs while striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce them with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. We need you, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Borates is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We supply approximately 25% of the world’s demand for refined borates, minerals essential to life and modern living. Our 20 Mule Team Borax brand pays tribute to our first borates mining operation in Death Valley in 1872. 

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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