Supervisor Analytical Services (Chemical Lab)

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development
• Based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Labrador City, NL

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Supervisor Analytical Services to lead the Chemical Laboratory operational team members to achieve both their safety and productivity targets. The role is based in Labrador City, NL and working on a Monday to Friday schedule, including some on-call periods on nights/weekends based on operational requirements.

This is a great opportunity for a driven and engaging leader to manage team performance in this interesting department.

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 programs, growing and developing is more than an opportunity it is something we actively plan and make happen.

Reporting to the Superintendent Analytical Services and Pellet Development and working in an exciting and unique environment within the Iron Ore Company of Canada, you will be:

• Responsible for direct supervision of operating employees and deployment of equipment to meet production and safety requirements - actively promoting safety awareness, safe work practices, hazard identification and risk management principles
• Coordinating and supervising the daily activities to support planning and production of the mine and processing operations
• Setting priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinating work activities with other supervisors and areas
• Solving problems based on practice and precedent
• Making decisions which are guided by policies, procedures, and business plans
• Maximizing employee safety and performance through training, work direction and in field interaction.
• Developing and promoting a positive employee relations environment within the operations crew and across shifts.

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangement is not available. Relocation assistance is provided.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team;
• At least five years of Supervisory experience is preferred;
• Effective communication and planning skills
• Previous experience in a production/laboratory environment is an asset;
• Post-secondary education in a related field is an asset;
• French language skills are an asset

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation assistance

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 aluminium 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.

Where you'll be working

The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) is a leading Canadian producer of iron ore concentrate and iron ore pellets that serves customers worldwide. The company operates a mine, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as port facilities in Sept-àŽles, Quebec. It also operates a 418 kilometer railroad that links the mine to the port.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

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.

Applications close: March 4, 2021

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)