Warehouse Supervisor

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Work for one of the top 100 Employers in Canada.
• Monday to Friday, 8-hour day shift
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

Join our team as a Warehouse Supervisor, where you'll lead a team of Warehouse professionals in executing warehouse and inventory activities while ensuring consistent application of management processes. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining the reliability and safety of our assets.

This role is a great opportunity for an engaging and adaptable leader to join a dynamic environment where they can leverage their leadership skills, drive improvements, and foster both professional growth and impactful contributions to the broader site.

Reporting to the Warehouse Superintendent, and working a Monday to Friday 8-hour day shift, you will be:

• Maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environment (HSE) for all warehouse employees, contractors, and visitors involved in materials management operations.
• Overseeing warehouse staff in their daily duties, assigning tasks and scheduling workloads to meet material demands, including supporting after-hours needs as required.
• Establishing daily and weekly routines for the Lean Program to communicate key processes, address issues, and drive continuous improvement through problem-solving.
• Overseeing all receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations, ensuring that shipping and logistics adhere to Rio Tinto, Provincial, and Federal policies and regulations.
• Maintaining security of the warehouse facilities and operations, ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto security policies and procedures.
• Collaborating with the warehouse team and training department to develop and monitor training plans, supporting role competency from basic safety standards through to advanced operational proficiency (i.e. journeyman accreditation).
• Continuously assessing and optimizing warehouse processes to drive efficiency and safety.

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Minimum 5 years of industrial warehousing experience, with 5 years in a supervisory role within a unionized environment.
• Expertise in warehouse operations and management practices, including warehouse optimization projects (e.g., kitting/staging, layouts, infrastructure).
• Skilled in developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures.
• Proficient in Warehouse and Inventory Management software, databases, and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Effective leadership skills ability to set direction, prioritize tasks, achieve objectives, and effectively engage and motivate team members.
• Clear, concise communication and strong organizational skills.
• Minimum high school diploma or GED, with a valid B.C. Class 7 (Novice) driver’s license or another Canadian province equivalent.

Please note Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available, but we do offer domestic relocation assistance to help you settle in and thrive. Join our team and become an integral part of our vibrant community.

Applications close on Sunday the 1st of December 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

The base salary range for this role is $84,000 - $126,000 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation program

Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 65 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards.

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.