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We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms, and we’re focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.\nWe’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.\nAbout the role\nWe are looking for an Underground QA/QC Supervisor to help lead the safe construction, commissioning, and day-to-day operation of the Kennecott Underground Mine.\nReporting to the Underground Operations Superintendent, on a rotating shift schedule including days, nights, weekdays, and weekends, and working collaboratively with underground operations, surface operations, contractor partners, and project teams, you will be responsible for:\nChampioning Rio Tinto Kennecott's safety standards and ensuring permits, controls, and work practices are understood and followed to support a safe workplace.\n\nCoordinating daily underground activities across construction, operations, and contractor teams to ensure safe and efficient execution.\n\nIntegrating work plans between surface and underground operations while managing interfaces across multiple active work areas.\n\nConducting workplace inspections to support safety, quality, compliance, and operational excellence.\n\nCoordinating pre-commissioning and commissioning activities to support the successful delivery of underground projects.\n\nProviding oversight of contractor activities and supporting compliance with HSE, permitting, and contractor management requirements.\n\nMaintaining accurate daily reports, project documentation, scopes of work, execution plans, and quality assurance records.\n\nCollaborating with operational and project teams to deliver work safely, share knowledge, and support continuous improvement.\n\nAbout you\nA commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.\n\nA high school diploma or equivalent.\n\nExperience working in underground mining environments.\n\nExperience supporting or leading teams in an operational or supervisory capacity.\n\nExposure to underground development, stope mining, and/or underground construction activities.\n\nExperience with underground dewatering and electrical distribution systems.\n\nStrong planning and coordination skills, with the ability to support safe work execution across multiple teams and work areas.\n\nSound judgement, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively across rotating shifts in complex or high-risk operational environments.\n\nWhat we offer\nA work environment where safety is always the number one priority.\n\nCompetitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.\n\nAccess to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.\n\nExcellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.\n\nAttractive share ownership plan.\n\nComprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.\n\nA generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.\n\nDiscount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.\n\nAccess to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.\n\nWhere you'll be working\nOur 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.\nAbout Rio Tinto\nRio 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.\nWe 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 situations and meet opportunities.\nRespect and Inclusion\nRio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.\nWe are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.\nRio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. 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