Manager Learning and Development

• Exciting opportunity to work across challenging and dynamic Copper HR Team
• Leadership role to develop Learning & Development strategies at Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
• Permanent role based in Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

We are looking for a Manager Learning and Development to join HR operations team and lead a team of learning professionals and advisers to achieve the objectives of Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper.

As Manager Learning and Development you will be responsible to develop strategies which supports skills and competency development at Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper to ensure safety, operations, and career progression.

Excellent opportunity for someone who is curious, has a collaborative approach to problem-solving, and sees opportunities where others may not. Reporting to the General Manager, HR Copper, the role entails:

• Designing and implementing effective learning pathways for Copper operation.
• Collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders, spanning all levels across the operations, human resources, safety and compliance and other global team
• Partnering with external educational and training technology vendors to develop partnership and collaboration to leverage best practices and technologies to support Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper operations.
• Translating business strategy into workforce development needs
• Ensuring the L&D programs support diversity targets and critical skill and deliver workforce development initiatives.
• Planning, approving and monitoring L&D related costs.

What you’ll bring

To succeed in the role you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A tertiary level qualification in a related field
• A seasoned HR background with extensive working experience in Learning and development
• Experience in HR training systems and processes
• A passion for understanding the business in which you operate, and collaborating within a large, global organization
• Personnel management – experience of leading and developing large team
• Experience in developing, planning and implementing learning strategies
• Experience in process improvements
• Proven ability to engage, influence and collaborate with senior leadership teams

What we Offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you will 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 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.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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