Metallurgical Engineer

• Be a part of World's Leading Mining Organization
• Join an encouraging team committed to your growth and development
• Role Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

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

We are looking for a Metallurgical Engineer to ensures that performance is optimized with regard to throughput, recoveries, and product quality, including in-depth technical support for one or more specific areas of the concentrator (Grinding, Bulk Flotation, Moly Plant or Projects).

This role is a great opportunity to work in a challenging and exciting environment. Reporting to the Principal Advisor - Processing and working on a Monday to Friday roster, you will :

• Ensure Rio Tinto Safety Standards are adhered to and fully support field engagement expectations,
• Ensure that bottleneck operations in their area are at maximum utilization, and efficiency meets predictions,
• Analyze area performance data and trends in the daily- 5 year frame, investigate causes, propose solutions
• Monitor and participate in process control development to maximize performance and stability, 10%
• Monitor consumables by point of use and by results achieved. Confirm economy and efficacy in application,
• Coordinate with Technical, Operations, Asset Management, Engineering and Procurement for the justification, design and testing of new equipment, flowsheet and consumables in their area of accountability,
• Keep abreast of, and help to select, justify and reconcile results from new technologies for better performance,
• Help operators follow SOPs in their area and update as required,

What you'll bring

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

• B. S. Degree in Mineral Processing or Metallurgical Enginering or Chemical Engineering
• At least 3 years of grinding & flotation experience preferably in a mining industry
• A proven working knowledge of plant technical operations is required
• Strong, demonstrated commitment to safety
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and presentation)
• Must demonstrate participative problem solving, project implementation and continuous improvement
• Mid-level to advanced skills in MS Word, Excel and database software
• Excellent interpersonal and team facilitation skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Facility with statistical analysis and scientific method

What we offer

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

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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 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 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. 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

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