Millwright (multiple opportunities)

Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) Multiple opportunities

• Be part of a team that is safety driven and inclusive
• Permanent, full-time, role with great compensation of $, plus pension, benefits, and relocation program
• Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company designated as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2023 for a 4th consecutive year.

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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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for multiple Millwrights to join the BC Works Aluminum Smelter & Services Maintenance teams. The Millwright position provides construction, installation, relocation, repair, and preventative maintenance on machinery, equipment, and facilities.

Specific work schedule can vary based on the department, but typically can include a rotating roster with 12-hour shifts, nights, and weekends.

This role is a great opportunity for a skilled and team-oriented individual to grow their career in a unique heavy industry setting.

In addition to competitive pay and a great benefits package, we want you to enjoy 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 are our priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to ensure everybody has the tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, and working within our Smelter Operations & Services Maintenance teams, your responsibilities will include :

• Adhering to and promoting Rio Tinto’s Health, Safety, and Environmental standards while actively engaging in our culture of care, courage, and curiosity.
• Coordinating Millwright functions with overall plant operations, preparing parts lists and ordering and retrieving parts as needed
• Diagnosing and repairing different types of rotating and conveying equipment, including pumps, elevators, screw conveyors, belting, material handling, and centrifuges and hydro generators
• Using power and hand equipment, performing varied types of rigging, often at heights which require climbing and the use of safety equipment , harness, lanyard, personnel-lifts, scissor-lifts
• Keeping your work area safe, clean, and well maintained. Taking timely action to correct unsafe work conditions
• Maintaining a continuous improvement focus by developing and participating in the implementation of solutions for the work area
• Working effectively and communicating respectfully

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to everyone’s safety
• An Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright certificate of qualification
• Experience repairing industrial equipment
• Mechanical aptitude and skills in rigging, fabricating, repairing equipment and welding. Rigging equipment such as wire rope, chokers, synthetic slings, cable clamps, hooks, shackles, and other rigging apparatus
• Ability to read blueprints and drawings
• Capacity to give accurate crane signals, calculate loads and rig correctly (training is provided)
• A valid driver’s license (minimum of Class 7 Novice)
• Willingness to work shift schedules, including rotating 12-hour shifts (rosters include both days, nights, and weekends)
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively
• Commitment to Rio Tinto values : Care, Curiosity, and Courage

What we offer

Be recognized for your contributions, your way of thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’re helping the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the priority
• Domestic relocation assistance
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical and leadership ambitions
• A competitive hourly rate of $
• Access to family-friendly health and medical programs
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation / annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Optional sabbatical program
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Exclusive employee discounts

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is aleading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries wherewe produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materialsneeded for the global energy transition and for people, communities, andnations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operatewith knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose isfinding better ways to provide the materials the world needs striving forinnovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissionsand to the right environmental, social and governance standards.

But we can’tdo it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems,create win-win and meet opportunities.

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 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 British Columbia alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years.

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