Adviser HSE

Advisor HSE | Gove, NT

• Exciting opportunity to champion health and safety initiatives to keep our people and contractors safe
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Residential or FIFO role supporting the Gove Operation and Closure team, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory
• Culturally unique, family friendly, coastal role – Gove

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a motivated Advisor HSE to provide dedicated health and safety support to the Operations and Closure teams at Gove. The role will also partner with contractors to support the safe delivery of services and projects.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated qualified Safety Advisor to make a positive impact to Gove Operations and Closure.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Key Responsibilities

Working in a challenging and exciting environment as a valued member of the Gove HSE Team, you will:

• Educate, communicate and engage with site leaders, operational personnel and Rio Tinto HSE groups
• Analyse health and safety data to ensure compliance with internal standards and relevant legislation
• Support and participate in incident investigations to identify essential factors and prevent reoccurrence
• Contribute to the standardisation and simplification of health and safety systems and processes
• Recommend key control methods (considering the hierarchy of control) for health and safety risk reduction and evaluate control effectiveness
• Participate and facilitate risk register reviews
• Conduct health and safety first line assurance and governance activities
• Provide field safety support during shutdown activities
• Support the delivery of key health and safety training programs
• Lead and support the delivery of strategic, business wide health and safety initiatives and improvement programs
• Collaborate with contractor partners to support safe delivery of projects in alignment with the Rio Tinto Health and Safety Management System

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself, your team and community.
• Formal qualification in health, safety, engineering or related field.
• Operational experience in the application of Health and Safety systems.
• Experience in supporting the safe delivery of operational and maintenance related projects.
• Experience in field safety support, particularly during shutdowns or high-risk activities.
• Skilled in delivering training programs and engaging diverse teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently whilst collaborating effectively within a cross functional team.
• Strong ability to influence and effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Preferably a manual driver’s license.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining. 

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About Rio TintoRio 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.

Respect and InclusionAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be 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.