Great Pay and Safety Culture, but Limited Growth and Job Stability. - Anonymous employee Rio Tinto Employee Review

4.0
Sep 1, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working at Rio Tinto Kennecott comes with strong pay, excellent benefits, and a well-established safety culture, which many employees value highly. The work is technically engaging, and the company has a solid reputation in Salt Lake City, making it an attractive employer.

Cons

Career advancement can be slow, management communication is often inconsistent, and layoffs tied to market cycles create some instability. While work-life balance can be good depending on the role, there are occasional cultural challenges and mixed experiences with unions and benefits.

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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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