Maintenance Technician

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Work for one of the top 100 Employers in Canada. More info here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6999447814468497408
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

About the role

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

We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to oversee and coordinate large-scale electrical and HVAC repair tasks and projects, ensuring effective maintenance practices while enhancing the reliability, availability, and safety of our equipment. This role involves close collaboration with operational stakeholders and skilled trades teams to drive continuous improvement.

This role is a great opportunity for someone passionate about hands-on technical work who also wants to expand their leadership skills through impactful projects.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Working safely in accordance with Rio Tinto safety standards - actively leading and engaging in safety initiatives promoting our safety culture.
• Leveraging your knowledge and our powerful HMI diagnostics to detect problems, provide support to our maintainer and fix the root cause.
• Be part of our preventive and predictive maintenance program with a multi-disciplinary team and help improve our tools to provide safe and reliable equipment.
• Making sure that our maintainers have all the spare parts for efficient repairs and that the company is always on top of component obsolescence.
• Working closely with the maintainers to improve their method, their tools and documentation for involving agile maintenance program that push the limit of reliability, availability, maintainability and safety.
• Evaluating asset condition and carrying-out actions assigned on improvement plans.
• Developing guidelines, specifications and standards to repair/ refurbish equipment.
• Analysing KPIs and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Developing your leadership capability with your involvement in leading maintainers and supporting Maintenance Supervisors

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available, but we do offer domestic relocation assistance to help you settle in and thrive. Join our team and become an integral part of our vibrant community.

Applications close on Sunday the 1st of December 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Electrical Technologist Diploma, or Inter-Provincial Red Seal Trade qualification in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration or Electrical, or Power Engineering certification
• Minimum of two years of relevant technical experience in maintenance
• Proficiency in advanced troubleshooting and diagnostics
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Familiarity with MS Excel; advanced skills are an asset
• Supervisory skills or experience are considered an asset
• Basic knowledge of SAP or other maintenance management software

What we offer

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

The base salary range for this role is $84,000 - $126,000 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.

At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation program

Where you'll be working

Rio Tinto's BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 65 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world's most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years. To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI

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