Global Quality Systems Technician

· Join a leading global company

· Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

· Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Global Quality Systems Technician as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for maintaining, governing, and continuously improving global quality systems, with a primary focus on Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS / LQM).

In addition, this role ensures data integrity, regulatory compliance (ISO 9001, GMP), and system reliability across multiple regions. The position drives global standardization and manages product and raw material specifications through structured global quality processes.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced technician to make a meaningful impact on our ongoing operations.

Domestic Relocation assistance may be provided for selected candidates, where applicable.

About the role

Reporting to the Sr Global Quality Manager and working in a collaborative community, a challenging and exciting environment, a diverse team, etc., you will be:

• Provide global LIMS/LQM support, troubleshooting, and user assistance

• Maintain system configuration, master data, and user access control

• Perform system testing, validation, and release management, Ensure system data integrity and audit readiness

• Collaborate with global stakeholders including Quality, IT, Operation, Supply Chain

• Provide training and guidance to system users

• Manage global product and raw material specifications lifecycle (creation, review, update, maintenance), coordinate global specification change control processes with full documentation and traceability, provide change records and specification history during audits

• Support global specification governance and consistency across sites

• Drive global standardization of processes, data, and systems, ensuring consistency across regions and sites

• Maintain data in LIMS / document management systems ensuring integrity and audit readiness

• Support GMP / cGMP compliant operations, Support internal and external audits

• Assis in the daily management and continuous improvement of other quality-related digital platforms (e.g., Cority, CRM, DMS) as needed and based on business evolution.

• Collaborate with Quality, Operation, Supply Chain, Commercial and Regulatory across regions

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, IT, Engineering or related field

• Minimum 3 years in laboratory or quality role

• Hands-on experience with LIMS or quality systems

• Knowledge of data tools such as Excel or Power BI

• LIMS technical expertise and troubleshooting ability

• Global standardization and governance capability in multi-site environments

• Knowledge of ISO9001, familiarity with IATF16949 preferred

• Strong understanding of GMP / cGMP requirements

• Experience in management change and document control

• Global project management and stakeholder coordination

What we offer

• Be recognised 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.

• Competitive base salary is reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.

• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.

• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.

• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.

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 LGBTQIA+ 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.