Advisor Health & Safety | Brockman & Gudai Darri

Advisor Health & Safety – Brockman & Gudai Darri

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• 2 x Permanent Full Time roles available supporting Brockman or Gudai Darri
• Fly In Fly Out ex Perth on a 5 days on / 2 days off, 4 days on 3 days off roster

About the role

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

The Iron Ore Health and Safety Team is looking to appoint two (2) experienced Health & Safety Advisors to support and deliver H&S services across Brockman 4 and Gudai Darri sites. Working within an inclusive team of health and safety professionals, this role will support the implementation of the RTIO H&S Management System and effective delivery of the Iron Ore H&S Strategy. These roles are permanent full time and are FIFO from Perth on a 5 days on / 2 days off, 4 days on / 3 days off family friendly roster. 

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.

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

• Delivering the functional H&S plan and supporting operational leaders improving safety maturity
• Partnering with operational leaders to support proactive management of key health and safety risks onsite
• Provide trusted advice on health and safety matters to operational leaders in line with the Rio Tinto HSEQ Management System
• Collaboration with Hub and Asset teams to support proactive management and opportunities for alignment of the H&S strategic plan
• Influence and coach operational leadership teams to ensure successful delivery and application of fundamental H&S processes (leadership in the field, critical risk management, workplace conditions, hazard & id control, pre-start meetings, incident investigation and action quality)
• Completing first line assurance to verify compliance to Rio Tinto systems, procedures and standards
• Analysis and problem solving in matters of complex health and safety issues
• Providing onsite support for incident investigations and risk assessments, including coaching and facilitating
• Developing and providing relevant H&S information (e.g. safety statistics, incident information, risk analysis, educational material) to operational leaders
• Coordination of site-based initiatives that promote the health and wellbeing of the workforce
• Identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities in all areas of the Health and Safety Function

What you’ll bring

• Relevant qualification or industry experience
• High level of integrity and values based decision making
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A passion for, and sound knowledge of health and safety
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

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

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. 

Where you’ll be working

GREATER BROCKMANLocated 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

The Greater Brockman Operations consist of Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.

This role will be specifically based at Brockman 4.

GUDAI DARRI

Our $A3.6 billion Gudai-Darri iron ore mine is our most technologically advanced mine. In addition to leveraging technology already in use across Rio Tinto, such as autonomous trucks, trains and drills, Gudai-Darri also has more than 70 design innovations including a reclaimer with a rotable bucket wheel, a world class laboratory and in-field access to data and systems for all team members.

The Caterpillar mining fleet at Gudai-Darri includes autonomous trucks, production drills, and in a world first, autonomous water carts. 

Located 110km north-west of Newman, Gudai-Darri will produce up to 43 million tonnes of iron ore a year in its first phase, contributing to our flagship product, the Pilbara Blend™. It will also become a production hub for our iron ore business, incorporating world class infrastructure and a 166-kilometre rail line connecting the mine to our existing network.

Gudai-Darri is creating jobs and business opportunities in Western Australia. More than 2,000 people have been employed as part of its construction with approximately 600 permanent operational roles created.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on 28 January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).