Underground Operations Coordinator - Contractor Focus

Rio Tinto; Superior (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety-focused environment

Annual cash incentive (STIP)

Comprehensive health programs (medical

Retirement plan with company match

Employee share program

Paid time off and holidays

Bereavement leave

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project near Superior, Arizona, is hiring four Underground Contractor Coordinators to help deliver safe, efficient underground operations and align weekly and daily mine plans.

You will coordinate contractor teams, monitor progress, communicate priorities, perform underground inspections, and support planning processes, working closely with shift supervision and technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (technical or trade qualifications desirable)
• Valid driver’s license
• Extensive experience in underground mining operations
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple work groups in an underground environment
• Strong understanding of mine development, production, services, and underground infrastructure activities
• Ability to effectively influence and coordinate contractor workforces without direct reporting authority
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic operational environment
• Strong understanding of mine safety systems and risk management practices

Responsibilities

• Coordinating underground contractor activities to support safe execution of daily and weekly mine plans.
• Monitoring progress against plan, identify deviations and support recovery actions to maintain operational targets.
• Communicate changing priorities, risks and constraints with contractor supervisors, planning teams and technical stakeholders.
• Conducting regular underground inspections to verify work quality, safety compliance and readiness of work fronts.
• Supporting daily, weekly and look-ahead planning processes by aligning materials, equipment, permits and resources.
• Participating in shift handovers and operational planning meetings to maintain continuity between teams.
• Capturing and escalating operational risks, opportunities and emerging issues that could affect execution.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance underground coordination and operational performance.

Skills

Underground coordination

Planning & organizing

Communication (verbal & written)

Driver’s license

Influence without reporting authority

Safety & risk management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project near Superior, Arizona, is hiring four Underground Contractor Coordinators to help deliver safe, efficient underground operations and align weekly and daily mine plans.

You will coordinate contractor teams, monitor progress, communicate priorities, perform underground inspections, and support planning processes, working closely with shift supervision and technical stakeholders.