A corporate juggernaut and an uninspiring place to work - Mine Engineer Rio Tinto Employee Review

3.0
4 Jan 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary (Base + 30% + travel allowance (~$15k) + 10% of base bonus) - puts a graduate mine eng on around $160k - experienced eng on ~$200k Benefits (Paid Parental Leave, basic share match program after 3 years) Annual Leave - 3 swings for FIFO employees

Cons

Meetings on meetings on meetings. So much time spent of making sure everyone feels good rather than cracking on and getting work done. Nonsense bonus system which employee has little to no influence on, which. Constant reminder of how all employees (male) are bad and we all need to "do better". Gender targets take precedence over skills and dedication to a ones career - leaders/managers have to make an extremely strong case to put a male into any promotion situation, makes a complete mockery of the requirement to do a development plan.

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5.0
18 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are fantastic, employee share program, inexpensive insurance options with generous HSA contributions ($3000 per year), ample opportunities for career growth for those willing to relocate (internationally sometimes)

Cons

Mining is cyclic, layoffs are always a looming threat, depending on role 50-60 hr work week is common

3.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Local environment is very friendly and laid back. Everyone is helpful. The benefit package is nice as well. We do get the option to purchase company shares, 100% company match up to 6% for 401k plus additional deposits.

Cons

Our company was recently purchased by Rio Tinto and their IT groups are very secular and specialized which makes it hard to communicate and get things resolved. I’ve also compared my salary to others with the same job title within manufacturing companies in my state and found my salary is way below the benchmark.

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