Technician – Lab

Technician – Lab

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion 
• Access to industry-leading technical development programs 
• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development 
• Role based in Salt Lake City

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Technician - Lab to assist in the day-to-day tasks of sample collection, preparation and analysis, as well as reporting analytical results which are a key component to the process, providing operations with critical information for optimizing the day-to-day operation.

This role is a great opportunity to work in a Lab technician role reporting to the Supervisor-Site Labs Concentrator, you will be:

• Contributing to a Zero Harm safety culture, free from incidents.
• Collecting, Receiving and Processing Daily Plant Samples.
• Analyzing and verifying sample results on a variety of sample matrices.
• Operating mixers, vibratory screens, and other processing equipment.
• Interpreting and adapting existing methods to improve efficiency, accuracy and quality.
• Utilizing analytical methods and standard operating procedures to ensure data integrity, compliance and good laboratory practice.
• Operating mobile equipment on plant property and on highway delivering to Central Lab.
• Working with operations to provide timely results when special samples are needed.
• Performing additional duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring 

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• High School Diploma
• Driver’s license to allow sample delivery to Central Lab.
• Understand and basic knowledge of processing techniques and equipment
• Ability to understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures
• Skilled in use of computer operations including Word, Excel, Access and the ability to learn laboratory specific protocols including custom software.

 What we offer

Here is just a glimpse of our industry leading rewards package:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan including 6% defined company contribution
• Generous 401k matching program
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

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 will 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.

Every Voice Matters 

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ  community, mature workers, 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.