2025 Graduate Program - China
Ready to drive meaningful change? We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help us tackle the challenges shaping our future. At Rio Tinto, we believe innovation thrives when diverse minds collaborate toward a common purpose – creating a sustainable and better tomorrow. Let’s shape the future, together.
Finding better ways64 to provide the materials the world needs.
We’re inviting graduates and students from a wide range of degrees to join us in various areas across our business, including:
61 Engineering- All degrees including Metallurgy, Process or Chemical, Electrical, Control Systems, Mechatronics
61 Sciences- Health & Safety, Environment, New energy related
61 Business- All degrees including economics, Finance, Commercial, Sales Marketing
61 Technology- Data Science, Data Analytics, Automation Software, Computing, Robotics
Work location: Shanghai
About the programs62
Our Graduate offer you the chance to help shape Rio Tinto from within. The Graduate Program extends over two years, focusing on developing both foundational and future-focused skills, leading to permanent positions in the organization.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, thinking, and hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
61 A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
61 A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
61 Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees
61 Attractive share ownership plan
61 Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
61 Ongoing individual wellbeing support
61 Leave for everything life throws at us (annual leave, paid parental leave, sick leave, carer’s leave)
61 Exciting multicultural working environment
Where you will be working
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a *** step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For more than 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminum – the world’s *** to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Since establishing the *** office in Beijing over 40 years ago with just three people, Rio Tinto has built partnerships with China that span supply, innovation, capability building, culture and procurement. It's a relationship that has been transformative for Rio Tinto and continues to make a significant contribution to China’s growth story.
The company’s history in China stretches back over a century, when Rio Tinto made the *** borates sales to the country. Since 1973 when Rio Tinto was one of the *** foreign companies to export iron ore to China, it has shipped over 4 billion tonnes of the commodity, more than any other mining company. This extraordinary volume has been driven in large part by the pioneering joint ventures and partnerships that the company has forged in recent decades.
Eligibility6262
Graduate Program – final year of study/have recently graduated with less than 2 years of relevant work experience
Next steps6262
There’s no better time to drive change than with the leaders of tomorrow, and it all begins with a Graduate at Rio Tinto. Apply today.
Please note, to be considered for this role, you must complete all pre-screening questions. 6262
Applications close 3162May 2025