Millwright Craftsperson - Mechanic

• Join a safety-focused team where your mechanical expertise helps keep a world-class refinery running reliably.
• Contribute to meaningful maintenance work that reduces downtime and supports the production of materials the world needs.
• Based at Rio Tinto Kennecott, just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, with access to a unique operation and vibrant local lifestyle.

At Rio Tinto, we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms, and we’re focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

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 Millwright Craftsperson - Mechanic to inspect, repair, install, adjust, and maintain mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment and systems in accordance with relevant codes and standards.

This is a great opportunity for someone with industrial millwright or mechanical maintenance experience to contribute to safe, reliable refinery performance while continuing to grow their technical skills.

You will report to the Supervisor Maintenance and work within a collaborative maintenance team.

What you'll be doing

• Recognize malfunctioning equipment, diagnose issues, and support timely, practical repairs.
• Dismantle, clean, fabricate, repair, replace, install, assemble, adjust, and lubricate mechanical, plumbing, and piping equipment.
• Operate mobile, stationary, and other plant equipment to support installation and repair work, including rigging and mobile equipment operation.
• Read and follow blueprints, drawings, and schematics; order parts and equipment as required.
• Maintain accurate service, repair records, reports, and documentation of maintenance activities.
• Communicate actions, irregularities, and ongoing maintenance needs clearly with team members and leaders.
• Support health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across the refinery and site.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years of maintenance work experience in an industrial environment.
• Industrial mechanical craftsman experience, Millwright Certification, or comparable mechanical trade background.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical equipment and work from blueprints, drawings, and schematics.
• Experience with pumps, alignment, hydraulics, pipefitting, and/or welding would be beneficial.

Even if your profile does not fully meet all qualifications, we encourage you to apply, transferable skills and the right attitude are highly valued.

This role is open to candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

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.
• Competitive base salary 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 defined company contribution and a generous 401(k) matching program.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life, including paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you are 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.

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to the posting end date.

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.