Packaging Operator

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• We’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone.
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide 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.

About the role

We are looking for a Packaging Operator to be responsible for operating carbonate conveying or hydroxide packaging equipment to package Lithium hydroxide in bags, drums, and supersacks per customer requirements as defined in Product Standards in support of the Salts Area production and customer delivery needs.

Reporting to the Packaging Supervisor, you will:

· Draws samples and submits samples into QC for finished product testing.

· Monitor processing and auxiliary equipment to predict or detect malfunctions, then either repairs or submits a work order notification for repairs.

· Updates the computerized Safety Incident Management System (SIMS) database with information related to initiating an Incident\Near Miss or results of an incident investigation.

· Responsible for ensuring proper packaging and labeling per customer and regulatory requirements.

· Responsible for inspection and upkeep of safety related equipment and to maintain high standards of housekeeping and orderliness in the packaging department.

· Operates forklift to move material to and from packaging area.

· Rio Tinto Band: O/LB Bonus Eligibility: No Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Union: No

· Responsible for operating forklifts, power tools, and specialized equipment outlined in SOPs in the performance of their assigned tasks.

· Maintains inventory of packaging materials

· Follows all applicable RCRA, SPCC, and Hazmat rules and procedures and instructs others to do the same.

· Participates in scheduled and unscheduled safety meetings\huddles to raise safety awareness in work areas.

· Participates in the following safety programs: OIA, HARM, MOC, SIMS, CPAR, and all site work permits.

· Participates in incident investigations identifying root causes and appropriate corrective action to improve safety and environmental performance in areas.

· Participates actively in the plant Hazwoper program.

About you

· Technical diploma, associate degree, or certification in Chemical Process Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Technology, or related field, strongly preferred.

· 2+ years of relevant manufacturing experience or an equivalent combination of the education criteria outlined above, and relevant manufacturing experience required.

· Ability to operate multiple job functions in receiving, plant stores, and shipping.

· · Uses the computer to accurately enter information and data into Rio Tinto Lithium business systems (SAP, SIMS, MOC, CPAR, QSA).

· · Effective oral and written communication.

· · MS Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Outlook and VMX to communicate all work instructions, order statuses, and job assignments.

· · Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

· · Certified to operate power industrial trucks.

· · Understands the requirements of the 49 CFR, IATA, and IMDG regulations.

· · Knowledge of loading containers/trailers for distributing loads evenly to meet DOT requirements.

· · Ability to perform minor maintenance tasks. Packaging operators perform minor maintenance task on equipment used for packaging lithium hydroxide

What we offer

• Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
• Access 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.

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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

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.

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.