Coordinator - Underground Mobile Maintenance

Rio Tinto • Salt Lake City, UT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Rio Tinto is seeking a Coordinator - Underground Mobile Maintenance to support the safe, efficient and reliable performance of mobile assets across Kennecott Underground. The role coordinates equipment, people and daily field activities, with a direct impact on equipment availability and production performance. New mobile fleets are expected to arrive over the next 1–2 years, creating an opportunity to contribute mobile maintenance experience, technical capability and leadership to a role critical to the health and safety of people and equipment.

The position reports to the Superintendent – Underground Mobile Maintenance and works collaboratively with operational and functional teams. It is a residential role in the Salt Lake City area, supporting Kennecott’s underground operation without a routine travel schedule.

Requirements

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated experience leading hourly employees and contractor workforces.
• Hands-on experience working with mobile equipment and an understanding of underground mobile equipment.
• Ability to lead through influence, build alignment and achieve outcomes with others.
• Practical knowledge of maintenance safety, compliance and MSHA requirements.
• Experience coordinating planned and unplanned maintenance activities in an operational environment.
• Strong maintenance coordination skills, including prioritizing work while balancing equipment and production needs.
• Experience supporting maintenance materials and critical spare parts requirements and working with supply and OEM teams.
• Strong technical troubleshooting capability and advanced English-language skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion safe work by promoting safety standards and ensuring maintenance activities meet MSHA regulations and site requirements.
• Contribute to hazard assessments, risk reviews and incident investigations to strengthen safe maintenance practices.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned maintenance for underground mobile equipment.
• Ensure work orders are effectively planned, assigned and completed to support equipment availability.
• Partner with Operations to balance maintenance priorities with production requirements and minimize equipment downtime.
• Support maintenance material forecasting and critical spare parts planning for the underground mobile fleet.
• Work with the distribution centre, procurement and OEM teams to support parts availability during equipment breakdowns.
• Provide practical technical guidance to troubleshoot and resolve mobile equipment issues.
• Coordinate mobile equipment, people and daily field activities to support safe, efficient and reliable underground operations.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and annual incentive bonus.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision and life insurance coverage, plus voluntary benefits.
• Retirement plan with up to 6% defined company contribution and 401(k) matching.
• Share ownership plan.
• Paid time off, paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.
• Parental leave.
• 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