Advisor Health & Safety

Advisor Health & Safety – Resource Development

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

• Permanent Full Time role available on a FIFO 8:6 roster
• Dynamic role supporting the Resource Development East Pilbara Hub, primarily based in the Hope Downs 4 area

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

The Resource Development Health and Safety Team is looking to appoint an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to support the East Pilbara region, primarily based in the Hope Downs 4 area. Supporting the dynamic Resource Development workforce also brings opportunity for ad-hoc travel to additional areas including Hope Downs 1, West Angeleas, Gudai-Darri and Yandi.

If you like workplace variety and want to broaden your exposure to the wider business then this is the role for you.

Working within an inclusive team of health and safety professionals and the broader HSEC team, this role will support Resource Development including Operations (drilling, earthworks, rehabilitation), Geoscience, Hydrogeology, Planning and Geological Modelling.

This role is offered on a permanent full-time basis, FIFO from Perth on an 8 days on / 6 days off roster.

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.

Reporting to the Superintendent Health and Safety, you will be working in a collaborative community, focusing on:

• Delivering the annual H&S plan and supporting operational and technical leaders improving safety maturity
• Influence and coach leaders and frontline workers (including contract partners) on fundamental H&S processes (critical risk management, hazard identification and control, pre-start meetings, leadership in the field, quality safety interactions)
• Providing onsite support for incident investigations and risk assessments, including coaching and facilitating
• Providing advice and support with implementation of legislated health and safety requirements
• Assurance activities to determine control effectiveness and improvement actions
• Coach, support and influence leaders and teams with the utilisation of safety tools and standards
• Developing and providing relevant H&S information to operational and technical leaders (safety statistics, incident information, risk analysis, educational material)
• Coordination of site-based initiatives that promote health and wellbeing

What you’ll bring

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

• Qualification and/or industry experience in Health & Safety or related field
• A C Class Manual drivers licence
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Highly motivated with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders and drive outcomes
• Ability to work autonomously and remotely in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities
• Strong computer skills including using web-based systems and Microsoft Office Suite

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

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 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 aluminium – the world’s first 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. 

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

The Resource Development portfolio covers a broad and adaptive geographical footprint across the Pilbara region. East Hub locations currently include areas surrounding Hope Downs 1 & 4 / Rhodes Ridge, West Angeleas, Gudai-Darri and Yandi.

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.