Internship or COOP – Chemical/Process/Metallurgical Engineering
- Rio Tinto is the winner of The University of Waterloo 2021 Award for Next Generation Employment Innovation
- Rio Tinto was named Canada's Top 100 Employer and one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for 3 consecutive years
- Get real work experience at one of the largest mining and metal companies in the world, focused on safety and inclusion
- Work with the newest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change
- 4 (May to August) OR 8 (May to December) months internship opportunity
About the role
We are offering a 4 to 8 months Chemical/Process/Metallurgical Engineering internship. This opportunity will be based based in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador at our Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations.
Our chemical/process/metallurgical engineering internships allow you to apply your knowledge to design, develop and operate processes for transforming and refining raw materials into products.
What you'll bring
- At least one year completed in Process, Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering degree or any other related field
- Leadership skills, eagerness to learn and ready for the challenge ahead
- Analytical mindset
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a team
- Valid driving licence
What we offer
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A competitive salary
- A relocation allowance and a premium offered for students outside the region
- Ambitious, exciting and rewarding experience
- Opportunity to build relationships with the Rio Tinto team and community
- A great chance to prepare yourself to join our Graduate Development Program
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 2,400 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 (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles. This internship is based in Labrador City.
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world's first to be certified "responsible" – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
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.
We are seeking to increase the diversity across our operations in order to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees and encourage female applicants to apply.
Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions
All progress begins with pioneers – at Rio Tinto, it begins with you.