Advisor Health & Safety | Sustaining Capital

Health & Safety Advisor

• Be part of an inclusive and diverse group that is safety & values driven
• Permanent employment, salary packages which include base, site uplift, STIP & Super and a huge range of additional personal and family benefits/discounts to access
• Work-life balance FIFO roster from Perth | 5/2 4/3 – with 5^th day working in Perth

About the role

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

We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to provide health and safety support across the Sustaining Capital portfolio within the Rio Tinto Iron Ore Business Unit. This is a great opportunity for an experienced, credible and collaborative health and safety professional to be part of the Rio Tinto HSE Team. Great roster offering you the opportunity to be home every weekend and work in the Perth office on the 5^th day of your 5/2 4/3 roster swing.

The FIFO regional role supports the Sustaining Capital areas:

• PMO West
• PMO East
• Ports
• Rail
• HME & Tech

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 HSE Superintendent and working in a collaborative community within our Global HSE team, you will be:

• Part of a team of HSE 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
• Support 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 (Critical Risk Management, RTBS system and MoC)
• Support assurance programs (first party, business conformance and regulatory assessments)
• Incident management including investigation, analysis, corrective action development and quality control of incident data

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following attributes:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Experience working in an operational health and safety role, coupled with a passion for, and sound knowledge of health, safety and environment
• Qualified in health, safety, engineering or relevant and/or commensurate experience in a similar role
• Strong engaging and influencing skills, with the ability to coach leaders and to think strategically
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities supporting multiple stakeholder groups with strong problem solving skills
• Computer skills including experience using reporting tools and Microsoft office suite
• Shown ability to manage data and information sensitively and confidentially
• Experience in assessing and interpreting data into manageable and relatable reports
• Experience using HSE Management Systems, SAP systems and BI Reporting tools highly advantageous
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Knowledge of the Rio Tinto Policies, Standards and Procedures highly desirable

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
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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

This role is Perth based and supporting our PIA division. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 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.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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 16 March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)