- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- Grow your leadership skills in this key role
- This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquillity of a small community with an unrivalled love for the great outdoors
- Please note Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not offered. Relocation package is provided if applicable.
About The Role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to provide advanced technical leadership and play a critical role in optimizing end‑to‑end operational performance across the site. This position ensures that production systems, processes, and personnel operate safely, efficiently, and in alignment with organizational standards and business objectives.
We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.
We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.
Reporting to the
Process Superintendent, you will be
- Demonstrate and promote exemplary Safety and Quality behaviours, serving as a technical role model and ensuring compliance with all operational standards and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of data‑driven tools and methodologies to support strategic decision-making across the value chain—from raw material intake to final product delivery at port facilities.
- Conduct high‑level analysis of operational procedures, process trends, and equipment performance, identifying systemic constraints and recommending actions to achieve or exceed production, quality, and reliability objectives.
- Collaborate with Control Room Operators, plant management, maintenance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure safe, stable, and optimized process operations.
- Prepare and deliver accurate, timely operational reporting to support informed decision-making at the site and corporate level.
- Champion continuous improvement, operational excellence, and technical innovation, influencing long-term plant performance and contributing to strategic planning initiatives.
What You’ll Bring
To succeed in this role, you will have
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mining, Metallurgy, Chemical, or a related discipline).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a complex industrial environment, with preference given to backgrounds in Mineral Processing, Pyrometallurgy, or Induction Furnace operations.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a fast-paced, highly technical operational setting, including the ability to lead teams, remove operational constraints, and drive sustained process improvements.
- Strong knowledge of instrumentation, automation, and process control systems, with the ability to lead initiatives enhancing process stability and equipment reliability.
- Proven commitment to safety, supported by a history of proactive risk management and compliance leadership.
- Advanced troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, including experience conducting root‑cause analyses, interpreting complex data, and implementing timely corrective actions.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities, with a capacity to influence operational outcomes and contribute to strategic site initiatives.
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 $100,800.00 – 151,200.00 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
- Domestic relocation program
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 70 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 70 years.
To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video https //www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI
Applications close on February 10th, 2026 Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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 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.
À propos de Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations.
Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.
Respect and Inclusion
Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.
Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.
