Superintendent – Transformation and Services

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development
• Take on a key leadership role where you’ll drive asset performance, support a high-performing team, and make a visible impact across site operations.
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

About the role

We are looking for a Superintendent to lead the execution of transformation initiatives, operational services, and continuous improvement activities that support business performance, operational efficiency, and strategic objectives. The role oversees day-to-day operational planning, workforce management, service delivery, safety, budget performance, and stakeholder engagement while driving sustainable improvements across the organization.

This position provides leadership through supervisors, team leaders, or professional employees and ensures that transformation programs and operational services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with Rio Tinto standards and business priorities.

This is a great opportunity for an engaging and forward-thinking leader to make a visible impact on equipment performance, support teams to work more effectively, and contribute to consistent, reliable operational outcomes across their respective area.

While we don’t offer fly-in-fly-out arrangements, we do offer relocation assistance, to help you settle in and thrive. Join us and become an integral part of our vibrant community. Located on British Columbia, Canada's northwest coast, Kitimat is a welcoming, family‑friendly community set between the mountains and the sea. Known for its strong local economy, modern amenities, short commutes, and endless opportunities for outdoor adventure, it’s an ideal place to build both a career and a life.

Reporting to the Manager – Transformation and Services and working in a collaborative community within the team, you will be working Monday to Friday and:

• Leading by example in safety and compliance, ensuring adherence to all Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) regulations, standards, and Rio Tinto’s safety culture.
• Leading and supporting the implementation of Transformation & Services initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and operational objectives.
• Identifying recurring process, service delivery, and operational performance issues, determining root causes, and implementing sustainable improvement solutions.
• Monitoring operational and service performance, identifying constraints impacting productivity, customer experience, cost performance, and strategic outcomes.
• Developing, managing, and monitoring departmental budgets, ensuring responsible cost control and efficient resource allocation.
• Evaluating business cases and improvement opportunities, articulating the value, risks, and impacts of transformation and capital investment initiatives.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of professionals while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships across functions, sites, and leadership teams to ensure effective service delivery and successful execution of business priorities.
• Driving the adoption of Rio Tinto leading practices, change management programs, and continuous improvement methodologies to enhance operational effectiveness and long-term performance.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, with eligibility for Professional Engineer registration with Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams within a relevant operational or industrial environment
• A collaborative and empowering leadership style, with the ability to coach, mentor, and support team growth
• A proactive and strategic mindset, with the ability to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across a range of stakeholders
• Solid understanding of work management processes, with the ability to apply them in a practical, operational setting

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you. 

Applications close on July 26, 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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 $131,360 - $197,040 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 over 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.