Supervisor - Maintenance

Maintenance Supervisor – Mine

• Excellent Opportunity to develop your career as a front line supervisor
• Opportunity to work with a team of mixed years of experience
• A company with a world class reputation for safety and performance – Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of Maintenance Tradespersons (15-20 individuals) in executing maintenance activities ensuring asset management processes are consistently applied.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.
With signature leadership training programmes, growing, and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

This role is a great opportunity lead and develop a maintenance execution team. Working and reporting to the Superintendent and working in a diverse team, you will be:

• Monitoring working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure safety of employees. Complying with Rio Tinto and Statutory Safety requirements
• Understanding, applying, adhering to the approved maintenance work management program and ensuring compliance to planned and scheduled work orders.
• Allocating maintenance coverage for breakdowns. Resolving on the job issues (with regards to planned maintenance activities, maintenance shutdowns, etc.)
• Managing, supervising and allocating work to a team of Electrical and Mechanical trade employees in maintenance activities.
• Interfacing with planners and fellow Supervisors to assist in planning and scheduling of work.
• Ensuring work is completed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement and soliciting input from team members

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver's license
• 5 years of experience in a maintenance/electrical or a related field
• Experience working with or leading a team
• Knowledge of mining equipment, subsystems, lubrication properties and equipment troubleshooting
• Excellent computer skills, knowledge of MS Office, Excel& SAP Crushing & Conveying experience

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge of MSHA regulations

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
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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.
• 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)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
• 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.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals.

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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Kennecott is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. For more than 110 years, Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich orebody of the Bingham Canyon Mine. Kennecott is a strong economic driver and strives to be a valuable community partner through strategic partnerships, charitable giving and sustainable development practices.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V 

Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.