UG Operations Coordinator

• Join a leader in mining & metals offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities.

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Work in an underground project located near Superior Arizona.

About the Role

We are seeking an Underground Planner to support the development and execution of short- and medium-term underground mine projects. This role is critical to ensuring work is planned safely efficiently and in alignment with operational priorities resources and site standards.

Reporting to the Underground Operations Superintendent the Underground Planner works closely with Operations Maintenance Technical Services Projects and Contractors to translate mine designs and schedules into executable plans.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain weekly 21day and monthly project and maintenance work plans

• Integrate development production maintenance and infrastructure activities into cohesive plans

• Coordinate closely with Underground Operations Maintenance Engineering and Contractor teams

• Prepare detailed work packages schedules and planning documentation

• Participate in planning coordination and lookahead meetings

• Track progress against plan and update schedules based on actuals

• Identify planning conflicts risks and constraints; recommend mitigation actions

• Ensure plans align with safety ground control ventilation and permitting requirements

• Support continuous improvement of planning processes tools and standards

• Produce clear reports schedules and planning summaries for stakeholders

About you

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Valid drivers license

• Experience in underground mining planning or scheduling

• Working knowledge of underground development and production workflows

• Proficiency with planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6 Deswik MS Project or similar)

• Strong coordination communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Solid understanding of underground safety and operational constraints

• Ability to work in a dynamic fastpaced underground project environment

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 youve 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 favorable 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

Where you will be working

You will be joining Resolution Copper at a pivotal moment in the projects history. With the Resolution Copper Land Exchange now complete the project is advancing its next phase of technical work community engagement and state permitting activities.

Resolution Copper has the potential to supply nearly 25% of total U.S. copper demand and generate several thousand direct and indirect jobs in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona delivering an economic value of several billion dollars over the life of the mine. The project will rely on block caving a proven underground mining method that uses gravity to extract ore from a deposit located more than 2000 meters below the surface. This technique is the most viable way to safely and efficiently recover the resource.

As development continues Resolution Copper will expand its underground operations conduct extensive drilling and orebody characterization and maintain both the permitting process and ongoing public engagement with Native American tribes local communities and stakeholders.

The Resolution Copper project is vital to securing Americas energy future infrastructure needs and national defense by providing a domestic supply of copper and other critical minerals. Once operational it has the potential to become one of the largest copper mines in the United States contribute approximately $1 billion annually to Arizonas economy and create thousands of local jobs in a region with more than a centurylong mining heritage.

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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