Advisor Health & Safety

Advisor Health & Safety

• Are you looking for your next challenge and want to work in a forward-thinking team making positive changes?
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• FIFO from Perth on a 5/2 4/3 roster and FIFO from Perth or Busselton on an 8/6 roster

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

At 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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Rio Tinto is 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.

We are looking to appoint an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to support and deliver H&S services at our Iron ore Greater Nammuldi asset. This is a great opportunity for an experienced and collaborative health and safety professional to be part of the Rio Tinto HSEC Team.

This role is offered on a permanent full-time basis, FIFO from Perth, on a 5 /2, 4 /3 Days only OR 8/6 Roster.

Reporting to the Superintendent Health & Safety, you will be:

• Part of a team of HSES professionals who are seen as trusted partners and who enable operational excellence
• Providing advice and support with implementation of legislated health and safety requirements
• Supporting Operational leaders and Contractor Partners to build their safety leadership capabilities
• Delivering the annual H&S plan & supporting the implementation of the Safety Maturity Model improvement action plan
• Embedding and sustaining critical risk management
• Prevention of catastrophic events and eliminating injuries
• Risk management and supporting material risk reduction
• Supporting roll out of HS fundamentals initiatives, training and coaching programs such as Pre-start meetings, Quality Safety Interactions and Leadership in Field programs
• Coach, support and influence leaders with the utilisation of safety tools and standards
• Support assurance programs in place to manage our risk profile
• Incident management including investigation, analysis, corrective action development and quality control of incident data

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A C class manual drivers licence
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Relevant health and safety qualification or demonstrated experience working in an operational health and safety role, coupled with a passion for, and sound knowledge of health and safety
• High level of integrity and values based decision making
• Ability to work autonomously is essential
• Strong engaging and influencing skills, with the ability to proactively support leaders and to think strategically across the business value chain
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities supporting multiple stakeholder groups
• Excellent computer literacy including use of various reporting systems is required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Adaptability, flexibility & a solutions based mind-set
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of human factors

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Who we are

Rio 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

This role is offered FIFO from Perth on a 5/2 - 4/3 roster and FIFO from Perth or Busselton on an 8/6 roster - to our Greater Nammuldi site based in the Pilbara. 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.