Job Title Data Engineer
Location Salt Lake City, UT
Schedule 5/2/4/3 – Role will be required to work shift schedules up request and with advance notice.
About The Role
The Data Engineer is critical in supporting control room designs, maintains, and optimizes the data pipelines that feed real-time operational information into monitoring and control systems. They ensure data is accurate, reliable, and efficiently processed so control room specialists can make informed decisions quickly. The role bridges operational technology (OT) and data infrastructure, enabling advanced analytics, automation, and continuous improvement in mine operations.
Duties And Responsibilities Include
- Ensure adherence to data and information management best practices in alignment with business standards and procedures.
- Advise and assist teams on the optimal use and capabilities of databases.
- Conduct systematic data cleaning exercises in integrated and legacy databases.
- Ensure that information is current, accurate, and easily accessible.
- Build, maintain, and deliver reporting mechanisms to assist with operational decisions as it relates to safety, cost, planning compliance, and quality metrics.
- Provide training to enable effective utilization of data and information management processes and systems.
- Assist in updating Business Classification Schemes and metadata tables, ensuring regional relevance and meaningfulness.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of databases, systems, and related technologies, making relevant recommendations for improvements
- Support the implementation of improvement initiatives related to data and information systems.
- Provide input on communication, planning, implementation, and review processes.
- Assist in implementing best practices and fit-for-purpose data and information systems, processes, and solutions
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geoscience, or related field.
- 2 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in data analysis, database management, and data visualization, is considered desirable.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Provide direction and support to control room specialist
- Lead best practices in data management
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through effective collaboration
- Maintain high standards of ethical behavior, accountability, and compliance
- Functional background in data analysis and database management
- Computer proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word processing, Spreadsheet management, E-mail management).
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in database management systems (e.g., MS SQL Server, SAP) is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, PI Vision) is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Experience with underground mining operations and geoscientific systems preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with operational planning and shift execution software tools (Deswik, GroundHog, Pitram, ect.) is preferred.
What We Offer
- Be recognized for your contributions, innovative thinking and dedication, and leave each day 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 Personify Health 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
Where you’ll be working
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, tellurium and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.
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
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
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