Quality Laboratory Superintendent

Quality Laboratory Superintendent

• Global mining organization with an exceptional safety culture

• Excellent opportunity for career development and development of technical expertise -Boron

• For California based roles the expected salary range is $120,080 - $165,110

About the role

We are looking for a Quality Laboratory Superintendent to ensure an effective and successful quality management system at our Boron operation.

This role is a great opportunity to drive the development and maintenance of a value-added quality program. Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be:

• Managing the quality assurance laboratory

• Investigating and developing resolutions of customer complaints

• Supporting the internal audit process relative to the quality management system

• Supporting document control and change management systems

• Conducting customer/supplier performance evaluations and customer satisfaction surveys

• Supporting required inputs and outputs as per the ISO 9001 standard and assure that Boron is adhering to the standard

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or related science field

• Capability of performing analysis and building the business case for the quality program at Boron Operations

• Excellent people/stakeholder management, communication, and writing skills

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to liaise with other business areas at the service and occasionally corporate level

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 standards

• The ability to make decisions quickly with regard to customer/quality issues

• ISO 9001 lead auditor certification

• Experience with TapRoot and other root cause investigative tools

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 favourable 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.

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 Borates is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We supply approximately 25% of the world's demand for refined borates, minerals essential to life and modern living. We seek to create mutual value by working closely with our investment partners and host communities. Our 20 Mule Team Borax brand pays tribute to our first borates mining operation in Death Valley in 1872.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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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.