Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineer

• Lead instrumentation, Process Control and Electrical improvements that strengthen operational reliability and efficiency at the Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Concentrator.

• Grow your technical influence by delivering defect elimination and process control projects with operations, maintenance and project teams.

• Build your career in Salt Lake City, Utah, while contributing to a world-class, fully integrated copper operation located just outside the city.

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

Working with various stakeholders, the Electrical Engineer will lead the implementation, commissioning and sustainment of medium complexity Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical programs across the Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper value stream.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent, Reliability Engineering, you will be:

• Investigate equipment failures and implement mitigation actions.

• Develop, implement and track operating and calibration verification programs.

• Lead and participate in defect elimination projects.

• Provide engineering support to operating and capital projects.

• Coordinate contractors to achieve project outcomes

• Prepare scopes of work and cost estimates for electrical and instrumentation projects

About you

• A strong commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Engineering Technology or a related discipline with at least 5 years of relevant industrial experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with at least 2 years of relevant industrial experience.

• Experience with Rockwell Automation PLCs, including Allen Bradley systems.

• Experience with Rockwell Automation Variable Frequency Drives and related software, including Studio 5000 and Connected Components Workbench.

• Experience with instrumentation, process control systems and troubleshooting in a heavy industrial environment.

• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, loop drawings and process flow drawings.

• Experience developing maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting documentation.

• Experience commissioning industrial control systems and working with industrial networking.

• Knowledge of SAP, DeltaV, Siemens PLCs and drives, and AutoCAD Electrical will be considered an advantage.

• Experience in mining or other safety-critical processing environments, industrial wiring best practices, and knowledge of NFPA 70 and 70E will be considered an advantage.

What we offer

Be recognized 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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