Superintendent Reduction
About The Position
We are looking for an Operations Superintendent to lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operations of our Reduction Department. Leading a team of six supervisors and an organization of approximately 50 operators, you will drive operational excellence while managing budgets, resources, and business performance across a critical area of our smelting operation. The Reduction Department is the heart of the aluminum smelter, where the aluminum reduction process, called “smelting”, occurs. The smelting process dissolves alumina in a cryolite bath within carbon-lined cells called pots. By passing a strong electric current through the bath, this process separates aluminum metal from the chemical solution, allowing the metal to be siphoned off. While the environment is unique, many of the skills required are highly transferable from other industrial and operational settings. This role is a great opportunity for a driven and innovative leader to oversee a key area in the aluminum production process, with the opportunity to elevate operational excellence in a fast-paced and impactful environment. While we don’t offer fly-in-fly-out arrangements, we do offer domestic relocation assistance, to help you settle in and thrive. Join us and become an integral part of our vibrant community. Located on British Columbia, Canada's northwest coast, Kitimat is a welcoming, family‑friendly community set between the mountains and the sea. Known for its strong local economy, modern amenities, short commutes, and endless opportunities for outdoor adventure, it’s an ideal place to build both a career and a life.
Requirements
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Post-secondary education, trade qualification, or equivalent leadership experience in a technical or industrial setting.
- Demonstrated leadership experience within mining, manufacturing, maintenance, or another complex operational environment, with a visible and engaging approach to coaching, mentoring, developing, and empowering teams.
- Proven success leading production teams while driving accountability, culture change, continuous improvement, and change management initiatives
- Strong business and operational acumen, including the ability to develop and manage budgets, analyse data, make informed strategic and operational decisions, and drive issues through to resolution.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience using business systems and software (e.g., SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to support budgeting, reporting, and performance management.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading in a unionized setting is considered an asset.
- Experience with Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies is considered an asset.
- Training and support are provided to help you build smelter‑specific knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Creating an environment where safety and wellbeing are valued above all else, ensuring teams operate in accordance with Rio Tinto's health, safety, and environment standards and regulatory requirements.
- Leading and developing a team of Operations Supervisors, providing direction to a unionized operational workforce of approximately 50 employees.
- Delivering departmental performance targets across safety, production, quality, and cost through effective collaboration with teams across the site.
- Driving operational excellence by identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives, technical advancements, and best practices.
- Developing workforce capability by coaching leaders, supporting employee development, and building organisational effectiveness.
- Managing capital and operating budgets, ensuring resources are aligned with business priorities and performance objectives.
- Applying business evaluation techniques and risk assessment principles to optimize operations and service delivery.
- Acting as a trusted link between leadership and front-line teams through active engagement, effective communication, critical incident support, and participation in the leadership on-call rotation.
Benefits
- Outstanding personal development
- Domestic relocation assistance
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts
- Domestic or International relocation program if eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
