**Operations Manager Rincon** * Join a team driven by purpose and operational excellence. * Opportunity to lead multidisciplinary teams and transform processes. * Position based in Salar del Rincón, Salta – 5x2 roster. **About the Role** **Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.** We are seeking an **Operations Manager** to lead the safe, efficient, and sustainable execution of operations at our future lithium processing plant in the Rincón project. This role reports directly to the General Manager and will oversee Superintendents, Supervisors, Engineers, and Technicians, being accountable for the overall performance of assigned units. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead technical and operational teams, fostering a culture of safety, excellence, and continuous improvement. * Ensure compliance with production, quality, safety, and environmental targets. * Manage operational and maintenance budgets, as well as assigned capital projects. * Optimize human and material resources, promoting flexibility, talent development, and succession planning. * Implement Lean management systems and continuous improvement practices. * Oversee pilot plant operations and transition to commercial plant. * Drive initiatives for energy efficiency, cost reduction, and benchmarking. * Ensure compliance with legal regulations, environmental certifications, and industrial hygiene standards. * Collaborate in strategic planning and decision-making with impact beyond own team. **Requirements** * University degree in Engineering. * 10+ years of experience in mining, oil & gas, or related industries, with at least 3 years leading other leaders. * Knowledge of HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, P&ID, PFD, and chemical treatment equipment. * Proficiency in MS Office and SAP. * Excellent communication skills, with proficiency in Spanish and English. * Strong leadership, communication, strategic planning, and high-performance team management skills. * Skilled in effectively communicating and presenting (both orally and in writing) issues, strategies, and recommendations. **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. **Where you will be working** Recognized as a pioneer and leader in the industrial minerals industry due to product quality, supply reliability and technical support; we are proud to make modern life work. Lithium is part of our portfolio of materials essential to a low-carbon future and is a key element needed for low-carbon technologies. The Battery Materials unit is comprised of the Borates operations in US, the Jadar Project in Serbia and the Rincon project in Argentina, leading in mining borates and lithium for a more sustainable future. The Rincon lithium project is a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of the lithium triangle in the Salta Province of Argentina, an emerging hub for greenfield projects. It is a long-life, scalable resource with one of the lowest carbon footprints of lithium assets in the world. This acquisition is a significant further endorsement of our commitment to the battery materials sector and lithium's role in a low-carbon future. **Respect and Inclusion** At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.