Supervisor-in-Training - Maintenance & Operations

Rio Tinto
Labrador City, NL, CA
Competitive
Nov 11, 2020
Dec 09, 2020
738091679
Permanent
Full Time
English
Supervisor Development Program

Leverage your existing leadership and technical skills into a career development opportunity within a global and innovative mining organization
  • Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
  • Attractive location benefits in a beautiful family-oriented community
  • Roles are based in Labrador City, relocation assistance provided

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.

About the role


The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) is currently recruiting trainees for our Supervisor Development Program for our mining and processing facilities in Labrador City, NL.

The Supervisor Trainee role is designed to provide the opportunity to build skills through a focused leadership development program including on the job training, mentoring by qualified Supervisors and ongoing performance feedback. Successful candidates will complete a leadership program from an educational institute and have focused Safety training.

Trainees will gradually transition into the full-time responsibilities to Supervisors through shorter replacements, special project work and vacation replacement positions. Length of transition time will be determined by previous work / leadership experience and feedback from mentors.

Upon successful completion of a one-year developmental program, you will be accountable for leading a multi-disciplinary team while ensuring cost, production and quality targets are met or exceeded in a safe and efficient manner. The work schedule varies based on department assigned; rotations may include nights and weekends.

Please note that fly-in-fly-out is not available. Non-local candidates are eligible for relocation assistance.


What you'll bring


You are a highly motivated individual with strong communication skills; you have the ability to lead the team and to contribute effectively to a team effort. IOC is looking for high caliber candidates that are willing to make a positive contribution to our work place.

To succeed in this program, you will have:
  • Strong safety mindset
  • High school diploma and Post-secondary degree, technical diploma or equivalent qualification
  • Proven technical skills (Mechanical, Electrical or Power Engineering backgrounds would be considered an asset)
  • Valid driver's license
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with others
  • Mining or heavy industry experience
  • Leadership experience preferred

All combinations of experience and education will be considered.

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

Where you will be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,400 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.

IOC's operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.

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.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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 a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion, ensuring everyone has equal opportunities for personal development and career growth.