Working with us
Rio Tinto Iron Ore employees choose from and are supported by a range of working arrangements and benefits.
Employee benefits
Remuneration, allowances and other employee benefits.
Training and development
Rio Tinto Iron Ore offers professional development and training opportunities to employees, including specialised development programmes and study assistance.
Fly-in / fly-out
The remote location of iron ore mines in Western Australia means Rio Tinto Iron Ore employees are based in Perth or other regional centres and commute to work by plane, living in on-site villages whilst on shift.
Working in Australia
About ten per cent of our Australian permanent employees live in Perth, where RTIO is headquartered, while the majority live in towns in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Find out what it is like to work for Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Australia.
Working in Canada
The Iron Ore Company of Canada operates in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as port facilities located in Sept-Îles, Québec. Find out more about what these cities have to offer.
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Latest media releases
- 23 September 2008
Rio Tinto approves US$247 million investment to upgrade Pilbara mining town - 18 September 2008
Rio Tinto and GE combine 'Mine of the Future™' and 'ecomagination' - 16 September 2008
Cape Lambert back to full capacity
Videos:
Living and working in the Pilbara - Learn about working in RTIO's Pilbara operations in Western Australia:
- Living and working in the Pilbara: Working in the Pilbara
- Living and working in the Pilbara: Relocation and housing
- Living and working in the Pilbara: The facilities
- Living and working in the Pilbara: Education
- Living and working in the Pilbara: Recreation
- Living and working in the Pilbara: Fly-in/fly-out