Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant – Asset Integrity Dept.

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Work for one of the top 100 Employers in Canada. More info here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6999447814468497408
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive support to the Asset Integrity departmental management and team, ensuring smooth operations by managing office tasks, organizing events, and coordinating logistics, all while upholding Rio Tinto's safety policies and values. The Asset Integrity team is responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and longevity of critical equipment and infrastructure, playing a key role in maintaining the smelter’s operational excellence.

This role is a great opportunity for an organized and detail-oriented individual to enhance their administrative skills in a dynamic and engaging operational environment.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Asset Integrity Director and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Working in accordance with Rio Tinto's safety policies and values
• Providing comprehensive administrative support to departmental management and the team.
• Ordering office supplies, processing mail, managing work orders, and handling filing and document control.
• Organizing events, meetings, travel arrangements, and manage expense reports.
• Maintaining a focus on continuous improvement by recommending and implementing enhancements to office processes.
• Collaborating effectively with stakeholders and service providers to resolve issues and ensure smooth operations.
• Coordinating logistics for new employees, ensuring a seamless onboarding experience.
• Managing the Director of Asset Integrity’s meeting schedule, including organizing meetings and preparing detailed meeting minutes.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent; post-secondary training in Administration is a plus.
• At least 3 years of experience in an Administrative Assistant role, with proficiency in data entry and travel coordination.
• Excellent computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams); SAP experience is an asset.
• Clear, concise, and tactful communication skills.
• Highly detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy in all tasks.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and prioritize effectively.
• Valid driver’s license (minimum of an “N” in BC or equivalent).

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

The base salary range for this role is $62,240 - $93,360 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.

At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• 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

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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.

We 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 65 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

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.

Applications close on Thursday the 5th of September 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)