Responsibilities

• Lead technical qualification activities for rolling slab products with customers and support successful product adoption.
• Provide expert guidance on slab casting and rolling processes to customers, sales teams and internal stakeholders.
• Investigate customer technical challenges and coordinate solutions with operations, quality and research teams.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and corrective actions related to customer claims and product performance.
• Manage new product qualification programs by connecting customers, operations, sales and technical teams.
• Support business development activities, customer audits and commercial negotiations through technical expertise.
• Optimize value-in-use assessments and communicate technical value propositions to key accounts.
• Identify and develop new market opportunities through strategic engagement with rolling mills and end users.

Requirements

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in aluminum rolling mill and slab casting environments, including product qualification and quality systems.
• Strong technical expertise across the aluminum rolling value chain, including casting, rolling and customer applications.
• Experience supporting key customer relationships, technical marketing or account management activities.
• Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and communicate recommendations effectively with customers and internal stakeholders.
• If you are applying for the role based in the province of Quebec, fluency in French and English, both written and spoken. Rio Tinto is a global company and the duties of this position may require collaboration with colleagues, teams, or partners based outside Quebec.

Preferred

• Experience supporting commercial negotiations and business development initiatives.
• Understanding of sustainability considerations within the aluminum industry.
• Comfort working independently and within global cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel frequently (approximately 30–50%).

Benefits

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)