HR Assistant

Closing Date: May 20, 2026

 

Location: Red Dog Mine, AK, United States
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Recruiter: Tina Henry

 

About Red Dog

Red Dog Operations is both the largest critical minerals mine in the United States and one of the largest zinc mines in the world. In 1982, Red Dog was developed through a partnership between Teck and the land-owner NANA, an Alaska Native corporation owned by the Iñupiat of northwest Alaska. The partnership between Teck and NANA ensures real benefits for the local Iñupiat community, while recognizing there is still more to do as we advance our commitment to sustainable practices and meaningful engagement.

 

Closing Date: May 20, 2026

Join Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world’s largest producers of zinc concentrate. We are committed to encouraging a family-oriented work environment that values every team member. For many of our positions, we offer a unique rotation schedule with 2 weeks on-site followed by 2 weeks off-site, allowing you to enjoy quality time with your loved ones.

 

Partnership with NANA Regional Corporation: The mine operates on land owned by the NANA Regional Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation. This partnership ensures that the local Iñupiat community benefits from the mine’s operations, reflecting our dedication to community engagement and sustainable practices.

 

Embracing Courageous Safety Leadership (CSL): At Teck, safety is a core value central to our work culture. Through programs like CSL, we empower every employee to be a safety leader, encouraging a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to sustaining this safety-first environment, where speaking up and driving positive change are not just encouraged but expected.

 

Reporting to the Personnel Officer, Human Resources, the Human Resources Assistant provides reception and clerical support for the Human Resources Department such as maintaining all employment-related files, data entry of new hires, terminations and changes to demographic or benefits information.

 

Rotation Schedule will be two weeks on-site and two weeks off-site.   

Responsibilities:

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Provide clerical and administrative support to the human resources department including but not limited to answering phones, filing, prepare new hire orientation packets, scheduling travel for potential candidates, coordinating interview schedules with hiring managers and ensuring appropriate signatures are acquired on various employment documentation (personnel requisitions, expense forms) 
• Ensure the administrative steps required to process new hires, employee status changes, promotions, salary changes, employee leaves, terminations are completed and updated into the department’s HRIS.  Compile personnel data for monthly and quarterly reports
• Maintain up to date and accurate logs/tracking sheets and records for a variety of personnel activities such as job postings files, probationary periods, training progression, affirmative action records and other employment-related file notes received from supervisors
• Maintain accurate employee benefit and personnel records; enroll new hires for benefits on occasion. Input new hire benefits, employee benefit changes, process paperwork through broker/carriers, maintain inventory of benefit materials and complete letters to employees in regards to benefit changes
• Receive and enters travel information to and from Site into the Travel System for all contractors including input of PIN numbers for new contractors, termination of contractors within HRIS and generating and distributing travel reports as needed.  Accurately review and remove names on preliminary daily flight manifests where known cancellations are confirmed (sick leave, bereavement, PTO, FMLA)
• Produce various reports, graphs, or other information for use by others to review HR matters such as HR monthly and RDMC quarterly reporting, new employee hires, exempt/non-exempt time, sick and bereavement leave, 401K changes
• Work closely with payroll and HR staff to ensure all HR Administrative details are properly handled and confidentiality is maintained. Assists with packing rooms for employees that have left the property to ensure employees receive their personal belongings in a timely manner
• Assist other human resources positions with clerical overflow as required<