Superintendent, Crusher & Conveyor Maintenance

Superintendent, Crusher & Conveyor Maintenance

• Lead maintenance execution and asset performance for a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation
• Coach and develop a team of Maintenance Supervisors and asset management professionals focused on safe, reliable outcomes
• Build your leadership career with a global mining leader while driving practical maintenance strategies and operational excellence

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 capability comes in many forms, and we are 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 Superintendent, Crusher & Conveyor Maintenance to lead a team of Maintenance Supervisors and asset management professionals responsible for delivering safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance outcomes at Kennecott Copper near Salt Lake City, Utah.

In this role, you will provide leadership and direction for maintenance execution and asset management activities. Working closely with operational and technical stakeholders, you will help ensure our assets perform safely and efficiently while creating a positive and inclusive team culture where people can thrive.

This is a great opportunity for a people-focused maintenance leader to influence asset reliability, optimize operational performance, and support the long-term success of a world-class copper operation.

Reporting to the Maintenance leadership team and working within a collaborative, safety-focused environment, you will:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Maintenance Supervisors and asset management professionals
• Execute maintenance strategies that improve asset reliability and operational performance
• Optimize the utilization of people, equipment, and maintenance resources
• Oversee maintenance planning and scheduling activities to support business objectives
• Manage maintenance budgets and operating plans while balancing cost, reliability, and availability targets
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company standards and processes
• Partner with operational, technical, and support teams to deliver integrated business outcomes
• Support workforce planning, capability development, and succession planning within the maintenance team

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Leadership experience within maintenance, operations, asset management, or a related industrial environment
• Experience leading supervisors, trades, technical teams, or asset management professionals in a complex operational setting
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to navigate challenges without clear precedent
• Experience managing budgets, resources, and maintenance performance outcomes
• Ability to collaborate with operational, technical, and support teams to influence positive outcomes
• A passion for developing people, building inclusive teams, and supporting continuous improvement

Even if your profile does not fully meet all qualifications, we encourage you to apply; transferable skills and the right attitude are highly valued.

This role is open to candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

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 and a generous 401(k) matching program
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life, including paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you are 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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