Electrical Superintendent — Industrial Power & Reliability

Rio Tinto; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive PTO

Bonus

9/80 schedule

Relocation package

Full-time leadership role

Job summary

Rio Tinto's US Borax operation in Boron, California (USA) is hiring an Electrical Superintendent to lead approximately six supervisors and a broad team of electricians, apprentices and helpers across its large industrial site.

You will provide direction, coaching and technical judgment to improve reliability, support production and influence capital investments for the next 30 years of mine life.

Qualifications

• Electrical leadership within mining or comparable industrial environment.
• Strong working knowledge of 480V electrical systems.
• Experience with medium- or high-voltage equipment, 4.16kV and/or 34.5kV systems.
• Experience leading supervisors, electricians, technicians or other skilled technical teams.
• Track record in maintenance planning, reliability, shutdowns or industrial projects.
• Practical, approachable leadership style and sound electrical safety judgment.
• Additional experience with instrumentation and controls, Allen-Bradley or Modicon PLCs, cogeneration, boilers or burner management systems would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing electrical supervisors and skilled trades personnel.
• Setting clear expectations for safety, accountability and technical standards.
• Driving proactive maintenance, shutdown planning and reliability improvements.
• Supporting complex troubleshooting and addressing the root causes of recurring failures.
• Evaluating aging electrical infrastructure and recommending upgrades.
• Supporting capital projects through planning, installation, commissioning and startup.
• Working closely with operations, engineering, instrumentation and controls teams.
• Selecting specialist contractor support where required.

Skills

Electrical leadership

480V systems

MV/LV equipment 4.16kV/34.5kV

Supervisory leadership

Maintenance planning

Reliability

Shutdown planning

Instrumentation & controls

Job description

Rio Tinto's US Borax operation in Boron, California (USA) is hiring an Electrical Superintendent to lead approximately six supervisors and a broad team of electricians, apprentices and helpers across its large industrial site.

You will provide direction, coaching and technical judgment to improve reliability, support production and influence capital investments for the next 30 years of mine life.