Relief Maintenance Supervisor - Plant Services Dept.

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Relief Maintenance Supervisor – Plant Services Dept.

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Enjoy the Pacific Northwest lifestyle in beautiful Kitimat, BC. Domestic Relocation program provided.
• Permanent, full-time, role with desirable Monday to Friday 8-hour day-shift schedule
• Work for one of the top 100 Employers in Canada. More info here https //www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn li activity 6999447814468497408

About The Role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Relief Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of Maintenance Tradespersons in executing maintenance activities safely and efficiently within the Plant Services Maintenance Department as required. The incumbent will also provide mechanical technical support to the area when not being utilized for Supervisor duties.

This role is a great opportunity for a safety-oriented and enthusiastic leader to drive and optimize operational performance in a fast-paced work environment.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well. With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent and working on a desirable Monday to Friday schedule, you will be

• Monitoring working practices and adherence to safety procedures to ensure safety of employees. Complying with Rio Tinto and statutory safety requirements
• Managing, supervising, and allocating work to a team of trade employees and or contractors as needed
• Allocating maintenance coverage for breakdowns. Resolves on the job issues (with regards to planned maintenance activities, maintenance shutdowns, etc.)
• Understanding, applying, adhering to the approved maintenance work management program, and ensuring compliance to planned and scheduled work orders
• Preparing and entering data into various information systems (i.e. work order history, employee pay details, monthly reports, discipline, etc.)
• Provide technical support for production and maintenance teams to meet operation targets.
• Developing and promoting a positive employee relations environment within the department, ensuring that work is completed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Leading with a genuine care for people, and providing appropriate feedback and coaching to team members
• Maintaining a continuous improvement focus by recommending improvements to maintenance practices and productivity
• Ensure effectiveness and compliance of the preventive, predictive, periodic maintenance (PPPM) activities to provide safe and reliable equipment operations

What You’ll Bring

• Clear, concise, and tactful communication
• Effective leadership skills the ability to set direction, prioritize and achieve objectives, actively listen, and engage and motivate your team members
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Technologist Diploma or Engineering Degree or Interprovincial Red Seal Interprovincial trade qualification in a mechanical field
• A minimum of a valid Class 7 Provincial driver’s license
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in an industrial setting mining, processing, manufacturing or related
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• High school diploma or equivalency

It will also be beneficial if you have

• Leadership experience in a unionized environment

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 competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Domestic relocation program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

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 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 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 60 years.

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

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on Wednesday the 12th of July 2023 (Rio Tint