Supervisor Operations

Supervisor Operations 

• Step into your first leadership role and grow your career within a world-class mining operation
• Lead safe, efficient production in a highly integrated, collaborative processing environment
• Role based in Salt Lake City, UT

At Rio Tinto, we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms, and we’re focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Supervisor Operations Filter plant/Slag mill to lead a shift within the Filter Plant Slag Mill, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient production outcomes.

This is a great opportunity for an early-career leader to develop supervisory skills while contributing to operational performance in a complex processing environment.

Reporting to the Superintendent, Feed & Slag Operations and working within a collaborative and safety-focused team, you will:

• Lead and support a team to achieve safety, production, and quality targets
• Coordinate daily operations, aligning resources and equipment to optimize performance
• Set clear priorities and collaborate with cross-functional partners to maintain workflow continuity
• Monitor performance, identify issues, and take timely action using established processes
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean and management system activities
• Provide guidance, coaching, and feedback to support team development

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of Supervisory experience in a mining or industrial environment.
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated experience and involvement within ore handling environment with mobile equipment
• Leadership Skills: Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing and coaching team members
• Communication and Organization: Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Computer Literacy: Proficiency in Microsoft Suite
• Educational Background: Tertiary degree or Trade/Technical diploma in a relevant discipline would be considered an asset and a valid driver's liscense.

If you’re interested in this role and believe you can contribute, we would be delighted to receive your application, even if your profile does not match 100% of the qualifications.”

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority. 

• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus. 

• 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. 

• Attractive share ownership plan. 

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave. 

• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.  

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.  

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges. 

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.

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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