Transportation & Logistics Planner - Kitimat, Canada - Rio Tinto

Description

Transportation & Logistics Planner

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join a world-class mining organization, offering outstanding personal development
• 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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Transportation & Logistics Planner to coordinate the inbound materials and outgoing finished products through various transportation modes such as rail, road, or port. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery to our customers while upholding safety standards.

This role is a great opportunity to make a significant impact on our logistical operations and contribute to the overall success of BC Works. If you are a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a passion for optimizing logistical processes, we encourage you to apply.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry's best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Logistics & Waste Management Superintendent and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Promoting Rio Tinto's Health, Safety, and Environmental standards, fostering a culture of care, courage, and curiosity.
• Planning, overseeing, and optimizing inbound and outbound deliveries to maximize logistical efficiency, including coordinating all aspects of logistics and warehousing of finished goods.
• Addressing external stakeholder issues and complaints promptly and professionally.
• Conducting research to identify optimal shipping techniques, routes, and carriers, collaborating cross-functionally to integrate logistics seamlessly into company procedures.
• Ensuring all logistical activities adhere to budgetary constraints and expenditure targets while maintaining compliance with relevant regulations and obtaining necessary permits and documentation.
• Achieving shipping targets and contributing to improving shipment planning processes, identifying opportunities for upselling and inventory optimization in partnership with the commercial and operational teams.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• At least a high school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Previous experience in administration, logistics, or supply chain management.
• Proficiency in logistics software and tools, including Excel.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in managing inventory and shipments.
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and changing priorities.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge of alloys and understanding of Casting production processes.

Please note that fly-in, fly-out opportunities are not available. However, a domestic relocation package will be offered to eligible candidates.

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 $86,560 - $129,840 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

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 and meet opportunities.

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 65 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 60 years.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video:

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on Monday the 29^th of April 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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