Secteur animalier Offres d'emploi - Labrador City, NL

Senior Chemist

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

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Chemist to join the Processing Technical Services team.

This industrial chemist role contributes to mine planning and exploration beneficiation and productivity of the processing plants, and quality control by ensuring precision and accuracy of the results supplied by the Analytical Services team.

We are an open, connected, global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. While using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet, we are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration, and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting. ​

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 Superintendent Analytical Services & Pellet Dev. and working in an exciting and unique environment within the Iron Ore Company of Canada, you will be responsible for :

Maintaining quality control for the Analytical Services team;

Providing accurate and precise chemical assay to various stakeholders in the value chain;

Conduct work that requires judgment in individual evaluation, selection and adaptation;

Modifying techniques and procedures as required.

What you’ll bring

Post secondary education in a relevant field (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Process Technology);

A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience as an Industrial Chemist or in a mineral processing laboratory setting;

Previous experience working with XRF and XRD technologies, sample preparation, and laboratory quality systems;

Awareness of laboratory safety protocols;

Bilingualism (French & English) will be considered an asset;

Ability to provide direction and work with a team;

Competency with laboratory information management software and adaptability to learn new applications that support the laboratory quality control;

We actively encourage applications from women and Indigenous Peoples for this opportunity.

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

Where you’ll 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 2,700 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.

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company designated as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2025. For more information, click here :

À propos de Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations.

Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Chaque voix compte

Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.

Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.