Coordinator – Underground Fixed Plant Maintenance

Rio Tinto • Salt Lake City, UT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Rio Tinto is seeking a Coordinator – Underground Fixed Plant Maintenance to coordinate fixed assets, people, and daily field activities across Kennecott Underground. The role supports safe, efficient, and reliable operations, production targets, and equipment availability while maintaining existing assets and supporting the introduction of new fixed assets over the coming years.

The position reports to the Superintendent – Underground Fixed Plant Maintenance and works collaboratively with operational and functional teams. It includes coordinating maintenance activities, supporting work planning and materials availability, guiding equipment troubleshooting, and helping balance maintenance requirements with production needs.

The role is based at Kennecott, a fully integrated copper mining operation outside Salt Lake City, Utah.

Requirements

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Experience leading hourly employees and contractor workforces.
• Experience working with fixed equipment such as pumps, valves, conveyors, or mixing plants.
• Ability to lead and achieve outcomes through influence.
• Knowledge of MSHA regulations, site requirements, and safe maintenance practices.
• Experience coordinating scheduled, unscheduled, and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work while balancing maintenance requirements with production needs.
• Experience supporting maintenance materials and critical spare-parts requirements and coordinating with relevant supply teams.
• Technical troubleshooting capability for fixed asset equipment.
• Advanced English-language capability.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety standards, policies, and procedures and support compliance with MSHA regulations and site requirements.
• Participate in hazard assessments, risk reviews, and incident investigations.
• Coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities for underground equipment.
• Ensure work orders are planned, assigned, and completed efficiently.
• Work with Operations to balance maintenance demands with production needs and minimize equipment downtime.
• Support planners with maintenance material forecasting and critical spare-parts requirements.
• Coordinate with distribution, procurement, and OEM teams to support parts availability during breakdowns.
• Provide technical guidance when troubleshooting fixed equipment, including pumps, valves, conveyors, and mixing plants.
• Coordinate equipment, personnel, and daily field activities to support safe, efficient, and reliable operations.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary reflective of skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, plus various voluntary benefits.
• Retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution and a 401k matching program.
• Share ownership plan.
• PTO, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• Parental leave policy.
• Leisure discount programs.
• Virgin Pulse wellbeing incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program providing confidential counselling or expert guidance for employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed