Specialist Production Performance

Specialist Production Performance, Value Chain Performance

• Key role where you will use your analytical expertise to uncover insights, solve complex problems, and influence decisions that drive operational performance

• Excellent opportunity to drive innovation, applying advanced analytics, predictive modeling and continuous improvement strategies in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

• Role based in Labrador City, NL

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Advisor who will provide analytical insights, conduct root cause analysis, and deliver actionable recommendations to help improve key areas of performance.

This role is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact by transforming data into actionable insights that drive operational excellence. You'll work at the heart of the value chain, applying advanced analytics, problem-solving, and continuous improvement strategies to influence key business decisions. In addition, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, gain exposure to strategic initiatives, and develop expertise in tools like Power BI, all within a dynamic and safety-focused environment.

Reporting to the Superintendent Value Chain Performance and working in a collaborative community within local team, you will be performing the following duties:

• Embed safety in all aspects

• Drive Rio Tinto standards and procedure

• Provide technical input to decision support for business cases

• Develop production analytics to support the IOC strategy

• Support IOC Improvement Life Cycle initiatives for respective areas

• Apply practical problem solving to drill down on route cause analysis

• Data transformation (Power BI)

• Develop monthly and weekly production reconciliation to target, to produce trends and update forecast to develop the pathway to achieve targets

• Improvement recommendations

• Variance analysis and insights

• Be the first point of contact for data analytics

• Power BI – accuracy

• Develop production analytics to support the IOC strategy

• Attend all collaborative forums on site (e.g. L3, L2 meeting, ILC)

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Relevant Degree in Metallurgy / Engineering/ Information System/Finance

• At least 3 years in production or technical environment at specialist level

• IT literacy

• Highly Analytical and a strong aptitude for modelling with excel, power BI

• Deep understanding of value drivers, and ability to drive fact-based problem solving

• Strong teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to influence multiple stakeholders

• EB driver's license

We strongly encourage women and indigenous talent to apply on this opportunity.  

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts

• Possible domestic relocation assistance if required

Where you'll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.

IOC's operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway.

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year and one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for Young People.

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.