Superintendent – Wharf and Shipping Operations
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Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development
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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.
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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.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for an Operations Superintendent to lead the safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations of our Wharf & Shipping Department through the application of best practices and compliance with all regulatory requirements and business deliverables.
This role is a great opportunity for a strong safety-oriented leader to drive and optimize safety culture and operational performance in a fast-paced work environment.
Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep our people safe and well. With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.
Reporting to the Manager of Business Services and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:
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Accountable for the safety standards and performance across your area – promoting the “zero harm” safety culture.
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Accountable to deliver on key performance indicators such as productivity and quality in collaboration with other departments across site.
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Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, supporting the team in the implementation of improvement initiatives, competency training, and technical advances.
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Preparing and managing capital and operating budgets to achieve business outcomes.
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Improving overall leadership capability and professional development of your team to support the operations’ robustness both now and into the future.
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Applying business evaluation techniques in conjunction with risk assessment principles to optimize operation and service delivery.
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Optimizing production and drive efficiency using leadership, engagement, and application of technology.
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Identifying threats and opportunities to business objectives through data, conversations, and observations; and diagnosing root causes to determine the required intervention.
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Leading with genuine care for others.
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Engaging with teams to routinely share the business vision and foster an environment of trust and collaboration.
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.
About you
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A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
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A minimum of 5 years of experience within the same role or similar level of leadership
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Mature and detailed understanding of health & safety leadership, culture, systems and management
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Leadership experience and the ability to coach, mentor, and develop people – ideally within a unionized environment
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Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
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Understanding of cost structure and optimization
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Prior knowledge of Lean/6 Sigma methodologies are an asset
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.
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
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Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
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Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
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Exclusive employee discounts
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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.
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.
