Rio Tinto Employer Reviews

14 hr day, every minute is sceduled and documented, everyone is accountable ,
have learned how to operate efficiently and where to delegate and where to follow up on things to keep the coggs moving smoothly,
interact with management to see where we can improve or tyr new ideas ,
keep co workers involved so they dont feel left out or forgot about which – more... helps them and the operations what ever that may be ,
hardest part maybe working withen a buget , an having to adjust to suit ,
enjoyable things would be to see a project working and improvements , keeping busy an moving forward and confronting new challenges with the support of everyone , working as an individual in a team – less

Great benefits and interesting work. Provides great exposure to financial processes in a global environment.

I currently operate Hitachi 2500 & 3600 excavators Cat D11 dozers Cat 992 & 993K loaders on a daily basis depending on load and haul requirements.
I am currently working as leading hand having regular input in the running of the crew of 45 people.
The hardest part of my job is maintaining crew harmony whilst trying to achieve set production targets.
Most – more... enjoyable part is achieving production targets under sometimes challenging conditions. – less

Management respects individuals for their expertise and ability to contribute. Working across a global organization can be challenging due to time differentials, but the organization is professional and really promotes a culture of performance and personal development.

It would be difficult to pinpoint a "typical" day because each day was very different. My days consisted of full cycle recruitment from resume review, to desk screens, pre-screen evaluations, salary and benefit discussions, and candidate interviews, assessments, scoring, and evaluation. I also had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of moving to – more... Utah and the benefits of working for Rio Tinto with some of the excellent candidates that were sourced from out of state.

Because of Rio Tinto's safety culture, I adopted some of the safety shares and advice practices into my personal life.

I appreciated the manager of our team, as he listened to all input from the team before moving forward with a decision. In addition, when a team member made a mistake, fingers were never pointed, it was "chalked up" to a learning opportunity. This created an atmosphere of growth and unity.

My team was pulled together as a group of contract workers with no history of working together. It was an amazing opportunity. We worked together like a true team! When the contract concluded, we exchanged our personal contact information to assist each other in job referrals, and to keep in touch.

The hardest part of the job was following "sourcing blitzes" when I was inundated with emails of interest. I found an excellent way to manage the emails by creating a follow-up "script" that I could e-mail out to interested candidates.

The most enjoyable part of the job (hands down) was the people. I had the opportunity to work with most of the superintendents at the facility in their hiring efforts. – less

Conservative company trying to overcome the 1998 purchase of ALCAN for a record $38 Billion.

Challenging and fulfilling work. Working for Rio Tinto is great. They are a world-wide company with many opportunities to advance and move within the company. Rio Tinto is focused on safety and producing a high quality product to its customers. The people that I work with are friendly and cooperative.

This company pays well and has good benefits. You will find yourself working long, long hours. If you are in the Environmental Group you will be not only working all day, but having to be on Night Call, Weekend and Holiday Duty rotation. The work you do is not appreciated or rewarded. The current boss at Environmental is arrogant, self focused and destroys – more... morale there. As they say......buyer beware! – less

Great place to work, good people, great conditions. Management were good.

Worked for this company as a top rated Executive Assistant for approximately 20 years. I had watched this company through the years treat their employees as they got older shabbily. If you are over 45 and especially a woman watch your back they will find a way to get rid of you. Experience means nothing and neither does your knowledge. Myself and two – more... other women in my area were laid off for no apparent reason and when you asked why they could not say it was due to any type of job performance. We had simply become expendable due to our expertise and our salaries. Want experience in your field then work there after you get what you need from them and then move on to a better company. – less

I Have qualification in many areas of the mine so my duties can change often. Safety meeting first thing, then asssignment for the day includes crushing Ore, Drilling Blast holes, loading blast holes with explosives, operating Haul trucks, operating loader feeding crusher Hopper with Ore etc..

Hazard, safety, environmental quality control and training.
Cares – more... for there employees and production in processing Ore
Working together through team work
Being aware of all task performed
Working with competent employees and trusting there skills – less

Thought the company culture is good, after joining and realized that some of the leader are selfish and racist. And some of the department have 3-4 people working and just mark around all the day.

Rio Tinto takes safety performance seriously. On our site, all are able to stop any job if a safety concern rises. The downside is there is a lot of paperwork to back it all up.

I obviously enjoyed my job, there were changes consistently I stayed 30 years and still would like to be there. Hardest part of the job was some of the overseas travel, for awhile it was quite extensive. Most enjoyable was my employees and the interaction with being able to train them to help further their career. I learned every aspect of purchasing – more... and management, Safety protocol, and training in HR procedures. – less

Safe Work Culture and Good Work Life Balance

Good co-workers with team mentality

I have enjoyed working with many dynamic hard working individuals with a common goal to produce a product safely. I managed from 3 salary members up to 200 hourly and salary work force and very satisfying. Rio Tinto like allot of companies are in continous change and that makes it very challenging, all part of strong leadership. I have had extensive – more... involement in the Six Sigma methodoligies and find the the systems very rewarding and results driven. I was honored with Process Owner of the year award twicw because of my heavy involement with the systems. I loved working with the many dicsiplines and Union work forces, never a dull moment. – less

as long as your intent is to go to work, do your job and go home with a paycheck and good benefits this is a great place to work. If you are not very intelligent, but still want to be a manager this is the place for you.

great comapany
comunications
efficiant management
great co workers
language barrier
roster

Good equipment, good work values, conditions, with friendly workers, always updating training. roads could do with a bit of more attention.

I loved my job at Rio Tinto. I had the best of both worlds in that I was able to work autonomously and manage my own time yet be part of a team that worked well together to finalise tasks.
There was no typical day - it was all dependent on what the site wanted in terms of recruitment and other needs. I could be organising a medical one moment, drafting – more... a contract of employment the next but spend the rest of the afternoon relocating a family from the other side of the country.
After a few months I was promoted to Recruitment Officer where I had the opportunity to complete phone interviews, job briefs and resume screening. I was thrilled with the new challenge and reviews were positive.
If I were ever to move back to Brisbane I am confident I would be able to return to the role. – less