Job Description

Haul Truck Operator (Operator D – Mine Execution)

• Exposure to world-class mining operations
• Opportunities for promotions and or advancements
• Work for a global company with broad opportunity – Bingham Canyon Mine
• Located in the Salt Lake Valley
• Hourly rate$23.24

About the role

We are looking for a Haul Truck Operator to join the Kennecott Utah Copper team and contribute to safe and efficient mining operations.

This role is a great opportunity to further your career in one of the world’s leading open-pit mining operations. Reporting to the Supervisor – Operations, you will be:

• Actively engaging with employees in discussions and initiatives that keep everyone safe and promote the “Zero Harm” safety culture
• Receiving instructions from Supervisors and other leaders related to operating or controlling assigned equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures
• Observing and inspecting equipment, material, gauges, and indicators and adjusting as indicated

What you will bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts (Both days and nights)
• A constant commitment to approaching tasks safely and intelligently

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
• High School isbeneficial but not required 
• Prior work experience in a mining setting

What we offer

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

• Access to top tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• A 6% of base pay Company contribution to save for your retirement needs.
• 401(k) matching program (company matched .50 per dollar up to 6% of your base pay) 
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life (vacation, paid holidays, paid bereavement leave).
• Maximum of 720 hours of paid parental leave within the first two years of birth or adoption for any parent employed by Rio Tinto.
• Regional and national discounts program for a multitude of leisure purposes and products
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, or stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities, and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

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

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.

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. 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Holiday work, Work experience placement, Work from home, Shift work, Night shift, Rotating shift,

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