Process Operator

• Join Rio Tinto Strathcona Works, a specialized processing facility that converts petroleum coke into a key ingredient used to produce aluminium, supporting operations across North America.
• Your contribution will play a critical role in maximizing the productivity, reliability, and effectiveness of our operation.
• This permanent, full-time role is based in Edmonton, AB and generally follows a 12-hour, 4-on/4-off rotating schedule. Please note that the rotation is a floating schedule and includes both day and night shifts.

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 a Process Operator to contribute to the success of a safe, reliable, and efficient coke calcining operation. In this role, you will monitor, control, and optimize the production process while ensuring the safe operation of equipment and maintaining product quality across the plant.

The work is performed on a 12-hour rotating shift roster that generally follows a 4-on/4-off pattern. As this is a continuous operation, the schedule is floating and includes a combination of day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

This is a great opportunity for a safety-focused and mechanically inclined individual to build on existing industrial, manufacturing, or equipment operating experience while developing a rewarding career in process operations. Through a structured training program, you will gain exposure to both yard and board operator responsibilities, expanding your technical skills and operational knowledge. The role includes a variety of physically demanding activities and requires a reasonable level of physical fitness.

Reporting to the Supervisor, you will be:

• Actively contributing to a safety-first culture by identifying hazards, speaking up, and supporting safe work practices across the team
• Responding to non-routine operating conditions and emergency situations, initiating emergency response procedures in accordance with established protocols.
• Operating large wheel loaders, rail equipment, forklifts, skid steers, and other mobile equipment to support plant operations.
• Loading and unloading inbound raw materials and outbound finished product rail cars while coordinating the safe and efficient movement of rail traffic on site.
• Conducting routine process inspections, identifying abnormalities, monitoring equipment and process health, and taking appropriate action to maintain safe and stable operations.
• Maintaining accurate operational records and logbooks, ensuring effective communication during shift handovers and day-to-day operations.
• Supporting maintenance activities, including the servicing of mobile and stationary equipment, while maintaining high standards of housekeeping across work areas and equipment.
• Working safely and effectively both independently and as part of a team, demonstrating respectful communication and collaboration with colleagues.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• A high school diploma (or GED), a valid provincial driver's licence, and the ability to successfully complete required safety training and mobile equipment certifications.
• Previous experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, construction, or other safety-sensitive environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, equipment troubleshooting abilities, and basic math skills, including working with decimals and percentages.
• The physical ability to perform manual tasks such as lifting up to 50 lb., using hand tools, shovelling, sweeping, and loading or unloading materials.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the flexibility to work a rotating schedule that includes day and night shifts.

Helpful for Success:

• Journeyperson status in a mechanical trade
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma
• Industrial Railways Operating (IROR) certification

Applications close on Thursday the 12th of November 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.

• 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

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s Strathcona Production Plant is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminum product group.

Our Alberta facility is focused on results and for over 50 years we have been playing a part of the global aluminum industry. This facility is responsible for turning byproducts from oil refineries into key ingredients for one of our widely used metals. High quality green petroleum coke (GPC) is purchased from our partners and turned it into anode grade calcined coke for use in the aluminum smelting process.

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. This inland city offers a lot of exciting year-round activities and events indoor and outdoor. From prime shopping to farmer’s markets, skiing, and arts & culture.

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 LGBTQ+ 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 LGBTQ+, 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.