Great during the boom - Anonymous employee Rio Tinto Employee Review

3.0
Jul 27, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

During the boom times they were plenty of opportunities for training and growth. Great employee benefits including assistance with health insurance.

Cons

The uncertainty that started at the end of the boom with rolling redundancies and restructures every few months was frustrating and made following projects through to the end almost impossible. Those with great mentors within the company were able to be promoted with ease, whilst others were left to flounder. Very safety and health conscious during the boom times however it rapidly went downhill afterwards as they continually cut health and safety teams and training.

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5.0
Feb 18, 2026
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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
May 11, 2026
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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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