Underground Geotechnical Technician

Underground Geotechnical Technician

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Work in a global company with an exceptional team of technical personnel
• Access to industry-leading technical development programs
• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

About the Role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Underground Geotechnical Technician to support the development of underground mining at Bingham Canyon. The primary responsibilities for this position are ground support quality assurance and quality control. This role will be a field-based position with limited office work. This is a technical role; however, the work may be physically demanding and much of your time spent will be underground.

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer and working collaboratively with all operational and functional departments, you will be responsible for:

• Tracking sampling compliance and completing strength testing for shotcrete and cemented rock fill
• Completing rock-bolt pull testing
• Complete and oversee installation of geotechnical monitoring equipment
• Maintaining QAQC data in various systems and issuing monthly reports
• Support geotechnical engineers in various underground tasks, such as geotechnical inspections and monitoring
• Other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring

• High school diploma
• Strong commitment to safety and promotion of a safety culture
• At least 2 years in underground mining experience preferred
• Ability to work in cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong communication skills, including preparation of technical reports and presentations to peers from other mine disciplines and senior management
• Ability to solve and communicate technical problems with practical solutions

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience using Microsoft Excel and Vulcan or similar 3D modelling software
• Post-secondary education in a technical discipline

What we Offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

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 will 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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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