Specialist - Plant Controls

Specialist: Plant Controls  

• Be part of the world’s leading mining organization
• Commitment to a safe working environment.
• Work with diverse and challenging systems in an industrial setting – Salt Lake City

About the role  

• We are looking for an Electrical Controls Specialist to help with the maintenance of the electrical and controls system at a large industrial facility. This role will be supporting the Rio Tinto Kennecott Concentrator Asset Management Team. 
• This role is a great opportunity for someone with exposure to industrial electrical and control systems to grow their experience at an exciting facility. As you are reporting to a Senior Electrical engineer, you will be: 
• Promote and enable a Zero Harm culture through actions and accountability.
• Troubleshooting and testing instrumentation at the facility.
• Supporting the maintenance execution team in breakdowns during the day with the potential for some call-outs.
• Develop and perform the training of electricians and instrumentation technicians on relevant equipment, systems, and troubleshooting methods.
• Assist engineers with identifying root causes of electrical, automation, and instrumentation failures and implementing solutions to prevent the reoccurrence of issues.
• Supporting commissioning, projects, and fieldwork verifying electrical and controls.

What you will need for this role 

• Experience working in industrial settings with comparable electrical, control, and instrumentation systems.
• High level of English Competency (both written and oral)
• Knowledge of electrical policies, standards, and codes pertaining to industrial electrical systems.
• Experience at an industrial facility.
• Experience with motor starter circuits and variable frequency drives.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Ability to understand control drawings including schematics, loop diagrams, ladder logic, and block diagrams.
• Autonomous, energetic, and collaborative
• It will also be beneficial if you have: 
• Experience with Emerson Rosemount transmitters.
• Experience with Fischer Valves and Positioners.
• Knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC and Emerson DeltaV DCS systems
• Knowledge of High Voltage Distribution Systems up to 44kV

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  

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.  
 
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.  
 
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminum – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.  

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  
 
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