Job Description

Supervisor - Dewatering

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding leadership 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 - Dewatering to be responsible for the day-to-day organization and direction of all production and development activities on a designated shift to meet or exceed production goals in a safe, cost effective and environmentally sound manner. This role is designated to the Dewatering scope of Mine Operations. The work schedule is 7 days on 7 days off (no FIFO).

This is a great opportunity for a driven and engaging leader to manage team performance in this interesting mining operations 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 and working in an exciting and unique environment within the Iron Ore Company of Canada, you will be:

• Ensuring personnel, equipment and work areas are in compliance with all safety policies and regulations by providing required training, tools and monitoring.
• Developing and promoting a positive employee relations environment within the operations crew and across shifts.
• Providing clear work objectives and expectations of the performance required to achieve safety and production targets and minimize, identify and eliminate situations that could cause equipment damage.
• Maximizing crew and employee performance and safety through training and matching of employee experience to daily equipment allocation and priorities.
• Providing consistency between shifts through timely setup of and by informing the oncoming shift of pertinent operating conditions.

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available. Relocation assistance is provided, if applicable.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team;
• High school diploma or equivalent and a valid Class 5 drivers' license;
• Mining or industrial environment experience;
• A minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience;
• Excellent leadership approach to safety, team-building, and employee performance;
• Effective communication and organizational skills;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications;
• Previous experience in Dewatering is an asset
• Bachelor's degree (in a relevant discipline) 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 "responsibleaEUR - 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-aZles, Quebec. It also operates a 418 kilometer railroad that links the mine to the port.

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.

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