• Join a leading global company
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

About the role

We are looking for a Packaging Inspector who will be responsible for inspecting Lithium hydroxide in bags, drums, and supersacks per customer requirements.

This is a temporary position that will last approximately 6 months.

This is a great opportunity to meet customer requirements in support of the Lithium Hydroxide production areas.

Reporting to the Quality Program Manager and working in a collaborative community, a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Responsible for ensuring proper packaging and labeling per customer and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for inspection and upkeep of safety related equipment and maintaining high standards of housekeeping and orderliness in the packaging inspection area.
• Operates forklift to move packaging material to and from the Line 1 and Line 2 packaging areas.
• Responsible for operating forklifts, power tools, and specialized equipment outlined in SOPs in the performance of their assigned tasks.
• Maintains inventory of packaging materials.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.  Two-year degree desired.
• Six months’ experience in manufacturing environment.
• Skilled in operating all area equipment and had the ability to run more than one unit at a time when required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Uses the computer to accurately enter information and data into Rio Tinto business systems (SAP, Cority, MOC). 

What we offer

• Be recognised 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 is 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 LGBTQIA+ 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.