Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Desirable 10-hour day shift schedule (Tuesday to Friday) 
• 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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) to join the Anode Paste Plant (APP) maintenance team. Your work will focus on installing, relocating, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on plant equipment to keep operations running safely and efficiently. In this role, you will work with a diverse range of equipment such as conveyors, ball mills, vibro‑compacting units, PNF chains, dust collectors, HTM pumps, and pitch pumps.

This is a great opportunity for a safety-oriented and motivated individual, with skills and expertise in the field, to have an important role in ensuring the reliability of equipment by creating and repairing key components in process equipment and buildings in a safe, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective manner.

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 Maintenance Supervisor and working a 10-hour shift, Tuesday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Working safely in accordance with Rio Tinto safety policies, procedures, and standards, including proper use of lock‑out/tag‑out and isolation procedures.
• Coordinating millwright activities with overall plant operations, including preparing parts lists and ordering or retrieving parts as required.
• Diagnosing and repairing all types of rotating and conveying equipment, including pumps, elevators, screw conveyors, belting, and materials handling.
• Using power and hand equipment, performing varied types of rigging, often at heights which require the use of safety equipment (i.e., harness, lanyard, SRL’s, man-lifts, scissor-lifts). 
• Keeping your work area safe, clean and well maintained. Taking timely action to correct unsafe work conditions in your work area
• Maintaining a continuous improvement focus by developing and participating in implementation of appropriate solutions to eliminate the issues/problems identified in the work area
• Working effectively as an individual and within a team, including communicating respectfully to all team members and stakeholders

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Interprovincial Red Seal Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) certificate of qualification
• Experience repairing industrial equipment
• Must possess demonstrable mechanical aptitude and be skilled at rigging, fabricating, repairing equipment and welding. Rigging Equipment such as wire rope, chokers, synthetic slings, cable clamps, hooks, shackles, and other rigging apparatus
• Must be able to read blueprints and drawings
• Must know and be able to give correct crane signals, calculate loads and rig correctly – training provided
• Valid Driver’s License (minimum of B.C. Class 7)
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with all team members
• A commitment to Rio Tinto values: Care, Curiosity, and Courage

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available. Join our team and become an integral part of our vibrant community. This role is not eligible for relocation support. Applicants must be ready to relocate to Kitimat independently.

Applications close on Sunday the 8th of February 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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 hourly pay rate of $62.03 per hour in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement
• Ongoing 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 (CAAT)
• Exclusive employee discounts

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 70 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 70 years.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI   

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer 2025) and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for Young People (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer for young people.

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.

Respect and Inclusion
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.

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.

Respect and Inclusion
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.

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.