Careers in iron ore

At Iron Ore, you will be working alongside some of the best people in the industry. Working with us will present you with challenges and give you the opportunity to learn and grow in your profession.

We are looking for candidates with outstanding ability and experience, who want to grow. Equally important is a demonstrable passion for your discipline and a natural affinity with our company culture and values.

We believe that acting responsibly produces real business benefits in the long-term, such as lower risks, reduced costs, new opportunities, better relationships and a reputation that is respected.

The safety and wellbeing of our employees is paramount. We encourage cultural diversity in terms of the roles we offer.

Australia

Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in Western Australia offer you the opportunity to live and work in diverse places. In addition to a range of career and development opportunities, we also offer attractive employee benefits.

Vacancies
Visit our careers websites to view current professional vacancies with Rio Tinto's Iron Ore group:

• Job vacancies 
• Other job opportunities

Orissa

Career opportunities at our Orissa operations in India.

Simandou

Simandou is a major new project for Rio Tinto's Iron Ore group, located in Guinea, west Africa. We are seeking expressions of interest from professionals for current and future employment opportunities in the following disciplines:

• Strategic mine planning
• Metallurgy
• Evaluation geology
• Project engineering/ management
• Civil engineering 
• Construction/infastructure 
• Study management
• Community & regional development
• Environment
• Health and safety
• Occupational health 
• Logistics

We are looking for suitably experienced, high-calibre individuals with experience and skills covering safety, resource evaluation (iron preferred), commercial acumen, project management and problem solving underpinned by industry knowledge.

These roles call for strategic, collaborative and outcomes-focused specialists, capable of maximising overall value creating opportunities for the Rio Tinto group. Previous experience working in developing countries and the ability to communicate effectively in French will be critical to success in these roles.

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