Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians (Journeypersons)

• Keep critical mobile equipment available through safe, high-quality maintenance that supports the Labrador City mine operation.
• Build your troubleshooting and diagnostic capability across a diverse heavy equipment fleet, with opportunities to support apprentice development.
• Live and work in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, with no fly-in/fly-out arrangement; relocation assistance is available.

At Rio Tinto IOC, we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, and people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are looking for Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians to help the Mobile Maintenance team deliver safe, reliable mobile equipment performance at the Labrador City mine. In this role, you’ll diagnose, repair and document work on a diverse heavy equipment fleet, helping maintain equipment availability in a safety-critical industrial environment. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on troubleshooting and wants to grow their technical capability while contributing to a team that looks out for one another.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will work as part of a safety-focused maintenance team supporting the Labrador City operation.

In Labrador City, you’ll find a close‑knit northern community where quality of life and genuine connection come naturally.

Enjoy the outdoors year-round; camping, fishing, hunting, hiking and boating throughout the summer and fall seasons. Winter thrills include groomed snowmobile trails, snowshoeing trails, alpine and cross-country skiing, including night skiing, often beneath the Northern Lights.

What you’ll be doing

• Perform heavy equipment inspections, diagnostics and repairs within planned time frames without compromising equipment integrity.
• Apply Rio Tinto safety standards and environmental requirements, actively contributing to a zero-harm culture.
• Participate constructively in safety meetings, field-level risk discussions and incident investigations to improve safe work practices.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and promptly address hazards that could affect people, equipment or the environment.
• Record clear details of inspections, faults and completed repairs so equipment history and follow-up work are understood.
• Prepare accurate written and electronic maintenance reports for leaders and relevant stakeholders.
• Support the development of Heavy Duty Equipment Technician apprentices by sharing practical knowledge and safe work practices.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Qualifications: Journeyperson Heavy Duty Equipment Technician trade qualification; higher level registered apprentices may also be considered.
• Licence: A valid Class 5 provincial driver’s licence.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience inspecting, diagnosing and repairing heavy mobile equipment in a mining, construction, transportation or other safety-critical industrial environment.
• Skills and Capabilities: Ability to produce clear maintenance records and communicate repair status with supervisors, planners and other trades.

Helpful for Success

• Experience troubleshooting a diverse heavy equipment fleet.

• Experience supporting or mentoring apprentices in a maintenance environment.

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program 

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans 

• Attractive share ownership plan 

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) 

• Exclusive employee discounts 

Where you’ll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.

IOC’s operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2026 and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2025.

About Rio Tinto

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. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ 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. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

À propos de Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations.

Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.

Respect and Inclusion
Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.

Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.