Supervisor Field Maintenance, Kennecott Copper

Rio Tinto

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Salt Lake, UT - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

  • Lead a maintenance team at one of the worlds largest openpit copper mines supporting critical assets that keep Kennecott running safely and reliably

  • Enjoy a 4 days on / 4 off / 4 nights rotating roster offering real worklife balance while being home every night

  • Join a stable wellresourced operation with strong pay benefits and longterm career opportunities in Salt Lake City

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 technical capability comes in many forms and were focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

Were Finding Better Ways to provide the 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 Field Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance crews and coordinate shift activities safely efficiently and in a costeffective manner at Kennecott Copper.

Reporting to the Superintendent Field Maintenance and working a 4 days on / 4 days off / 4 nights rotating shift roster you will lead and support maintenance trades to deliver planned maintenance breakdown repair and asset reliability outcomes across the operation.

Working closely with production planning and maintenance stakeholders you will ensure work is executed safely within scope and aligned to maintenance and asset management standards.

You will be responsible for:

  • Leading coaching and managing a team of maintenance tradespeople to deliver safe and reliable outcomes

  • Promoting and enforcing a strong safety culture ensuring compliance with site safety procedures statutory requirements and safe work practices

  • Supervising coordinating and monitoring execution of planned maintenance shutdown activities and unplanned breakdown work

  • Allocating resources and sequencing work based on priority equipment availability and labor availability

  • Working closely with maintenance planners to ensure planned jobs are within scope and providing feedback on completed deferred or rescheduled work

  • Overseeing daytoday maintenance activities and ensuring consistent application of maintenance and asset management processes

  • Applying asset management principles including lifecycle management optimization forecasting and risk mitigation

  • Identifying investigating and resolving maintenance and operational issues to minimize downtime and improve reliability

  • Providing timely and accurate data entry into maintenance and reporting systems (e.g. work order history employee time and reports)

  • Communicating clearly and effectively with maintenance teams operational leaders and key stakeholders

  • Promoting continuous improvement by working with customers and team members to improve maintenance productivity quality and service

  • Ensuring high standards of quality and workmanship across all maintenance activities

About you

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

  • Minimum 5 years experience in maintenance or operations within an industrial electrical and mechanical environment

  • Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience

  • Experience maintaining and supervising work on medium and high voltage electrical systems (4.16 kV and above)

  • Strong knowledge of safe electrical troubleshooting and preventative maintenance strategies

  • Ability to manage people resolve onthejob issues and lead during breakdowns and shutdowns

  • Minimum high school diploma or GED; (electrical trade qualification strongly preferred)

  • Valid drivers license

  • Strong communication planning and organizational skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

  • Prior experience in mining or heavy industrial operations

  • Working knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office including Excel

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

What we offer

  • 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 youre 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 lifes challenges.

Where youll 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 cant do it on our own so were 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.

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