Job Title: Superintendent, Process Safety Management
Location: Salt Lake City
About the Role
The Superintendent, Process Safety Management role plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto’s health and safety standards across operations. This position leads the implementation of process safety programs, audits, and risk assessments to safeguard people, assets, and the environment. The role requires strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership to embed a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive adherence to Rio Tinto health and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
- Implement and maintain process safety programs aligned with regulatory requirements (e.g., OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119, EPA, API, CCPS).
- Lead process safety governance efforts, including audits, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
- Provide technical safety assistance and develop tools for process and functional safety engineers.
- Act as Process Safety Risk Coordinator for hazard and control identification, risk management, and documentation.
- Facilitate risk management processes such as HAZOP, Bowtie Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Partner with leadership to promote a culture of process safety and continuous improvement.
- Prepare and present reports on process safety performance and compliance.
- Support emergency management and incident response planning.
What You’ll Bring (Minimum Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Safety Engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least five years of experience in process safety within industrial or mining environments.
- Strong knowledge of risk management processes (Planning, Risk Assessment, Bowtie Analysis).
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and communicate effectively.
- Proficiency in English (written and verbal).
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Process Safety Professional (CCPSP) or equivalent.
- Experience with SAP or equivalent CMMS systems.
- Six Sigma or Lean methodologies (Green Belt or higher).
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks and industry best practices.
What we offer
- Be recognized for your contributions, innovative thinking and dedication, and leave each day knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Competitive base salary 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 Personify Health 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
Where you’ll be working
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, tellurium and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.
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
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
