Operator Maintainer - Tailings Processing (Loader, Crawler, Excavator Operator)
Operator Maintainer Tailings Processing Operator (Wheel Loader, Crawler, Excavator Operators)
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for Operator Maintainer for the Tailings Processing Operations team who can be highly motivated, adapt to changing situations and priorities, interact well with others and demonstrate the ability to both work independently and to contribute effectively within a team. You will be trained as a Tailings Processing Operator, and in time, progress into a Heavy Equipment Operator role within the Tailings team. The work schedule begins as Monday to Friday (8 hour days), and on requirement, transition to a 12-hour shift schedule with 7 on 7 off rotation (days and nights).
This is a great opportunity for a driven and safety-oriented individual to contribute to the IOC Processing Operations team.
In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.
Reporting to the Processing Operations Supervisor - Tailings and working in an exciting and unique environment within the Iron Ore Company of Canada, you will be:
Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available.
What you'll bring
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.
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-àles, 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: May 5, 2021
(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
- 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 Operator Maintainer for the Tailings Processing Operations team who can be highly motivated, adapt to changing situations and priorities, interact well with others and demonstrate the ability to both work independently and to contribute effectively within a team. You will be trained as a Tailings Processing Operator, and in time, progress into a Heavy Equipment Operator role within the Tailings team. The work schedule begins as Monday to Friday (8 hour days), and on requirement, transition to a 12-hour shift schedule with 7 on 7 off rotation (days and nights).
This is a great opportunity for a driven and safety-oriented individual to contribute to the IOC Processing Operations team.
In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.
Reporting to the Processing Operations Supervisor - Tailings and working in an exciting and unique environment within the Iron Ore Company of Canada, you will be:
- Work safely through appropriate behaviours and adherence to IOC safety standards.
- Safely operate the tailings processing facility
- Keep work area safe, clean and well maintained. Take timely action to correct unsafe work conditions in the work area.
- Be responsible for the proper operation, maintenance, and control of equipment to ensure production targets are achieved safely and efficiently.
- Communicate and coordinate Tailings plant operations with the Operations Centre and Concentrator teams.
- Communicate all unresolved safety and process deficiencies to the supervisors involved.
- Provide feedback to supervisors regarding equipment performance.
- Maintain a continuous improvement focus by developing and participating in implementation of appropriate solutions to eliminate the issues/problems identified in the work area.
- Challenge the way the work is done.
Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available.
What you'll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team;
- High school diploma or GED equivalent;
- Valid Class 5 driver's license;
- A minimum of 1 year of experience with heavy equipment or in an industrial environment, mine tailings operations experience is preferred;
- Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of experience operating wheel loaders, crawlers, or excavators;
- Active participation in company safety systems and initiatives, and a proven safe work record resulting from a proactive approach to safety;
- Contributions to improvement ideas and solutions in the workplace;
- A highly flexible approach to work;
- Team membership skills including the ability to work well in a team environment;
- A valid Crane Operations/Boom Truck certificate is 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-àles, 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: May 5, 2021
(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)