Plant Manager

• Key role in Rio Tinto’s California Operations leadership team
• Great opportunity to work for a global company at the forefront of mining and processing
• Role based in Long Beach California, USA
• For California based roles the expected annual salary range is $ 154,080.00 to $ 211,860.00

About the role

We are looking for a Plant Manager to lead our Wilmington port operations and shipping facility. The Plant Manager is a strategic member of the leadership team and will play a significant part in the delivery of the Borates safety and production goals and objectives.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced professional interested in leading a rewarding part of the Borates California Operations. The manager will use well-developed leadership skills to guide and support the operations and maintenance teams, ensuring they are set up for success in delivering stable performance.

Reporting to the Rio Tinto California Operations General Manager, you will:

• Display a curiosity and willingness to engage employees on topics of safety and wellness and efficiency
• Have strong communication skills and proven ability to engage and build relationships across multiple layers of an organization from management to front line leaders, technicians, operators and commercial staff
• Have hands on knowledge and experience with production, commercial and value chain operations, innovation and improvement
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure plant operational strategy is focused on and achieves organizational objectives

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, the following are preferred:

• Have a deep commitment and passion for developing people and keeping them safe;
• Skill in engaging employees while implementing operational discipline and rigor
• Ability to work constructively with business partners to achieve operational outcomes;
• Ability to lead large teams and deliver through others;
• Leadership experience within chemical, fixed plant, or shipping operations
• Related degree qualification in engineering, finance or equivalent;

What we offer

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

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you will be working

This role is based in Long Beach, California as part of Rio Tinto’s Borates business. Rio Tinto is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We provide 30 per cent of the world's supply of refined borates, remarkable minerals that are essential to life and critical to the future. At our Wilmington facility, two specialty products are produced as well being a critical link in our shipping and logistics operations.

Also known for its 20 Mule Team Borax brand, Rio Tinto Borates traces its roots to California’s Death Valley, where borate deposits were discovered in 1872.

The twenty-mule teams Borax used to haul ore out of the remote desert live on as a symbol of our commitment to innovation. Rio Tinto Borates distinguishes itself through world-class safety, environmental and community practices, and a commitment to constant innovation and improvement.

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

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