Advisor - Risk

• Opportunity to work for a high-caliber mining operation
• Mount Isa, QLD, Australia
• Competitive remuneration packages and benefits

Advisor Risk – Processing and Smelting
Safety, Hygiene and Risk – Smelting and Refining
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia 
Ref. No. 40336

An exciting opportunity exists within Glencore Queensland Metals for a suitably experienced Risk Advisor – Smelting and Processing.  Reporting to the Superintendent Safety, Hygiene and Risk, you will provide expert risk and assurance assistance across our Glencore Queensland Metals smelting and processing operations. This role is residentially based in Mount Isa and has roster options that promote a healthy work-life balance. 

The Operation

Mount Isa Mines is one of Australia’s oldest, largest and most complex mining operations. It is the second largest producer of copper in Australia and a key asset in Glencore’s global mining portfolio. Learn more about Mount Isa Mines at www.mountisamines.com.au 

Our business is integrated across the entire supply chain, from resource identification and development to production and distribution of copper cathodes to customers across the world. The Mount Isa Mines operations consist of an integrated Mine to Anode concentration and smelting process. We value add across all steps of our value chain by leveraging capability from our local and Global teams, and by liaising with the Glencore trading team to process custom ores and concentrates that deliver attractive profits to our business and shareholders.

We are attracting the best in the industry into our teams, as we trust in our people’s talent and support them in their development to become leaders in their field. We achieve this by offering career development plans that include experience in the delivery of technical and capital projects, exposure to technical experts while developing improvement initiatives, and support for completing tertiary studies related to the roles along with attendance to technical training for our high performers. We believe in the value of our people and our approach fosters the highest level of professionalism, ownership and entrepreneurial spirit in all our people while never compromising on their safety and well-being.  We offer excellent remuneration package and benefits including and employee rewards program, above market superannuation, and significant professional development opportunities. Take a look at the NQ Benefits Program Video to see the full range of benefits on offer.

Glencore Queensland Metals location and roster offers an attractive lifestyle option. With a 5:2/4:3 residential roster, our people return home every day and enjoy a thriving town of 23,000 people. You will always have something to do, go to restaurants, movies, join a gym and plenty of sporting activities, play golf as well as fishing and camping and activities at the lake.

About Mount Isa

Mount Isa is a thriving city acting as a hub for regional business, transport, services and government in North West Queensland.  Mount Isa Mines attracts the best people from all over Australia and the world who are drawn to working for a high-calibre mining operation with the added benefit of a comfortable residential-based work arrangement.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing specialist advice to the operational teams for Processing, Smelting and HSEC on risk identification and control management.
• Reviewing and facilitating risk assessments, risk management plans and risk reports.
• Facilitation and review of departmental risk registers
• Reviewing, developing and implementation of critical control performance standards and verification activities.
• Participation in audits, tracking of audit actions and reporting of audit action progress.

• Qualifications in workplace health and safety and/or risk management.
• Experience developing bowties/risk registers and critical control management processes (ICMM methodology highly regarded).
• Three years experience in workplace health and safety and/or risk management (mining industry experience highly regarded).
• Experience in ISO 31000 Risk Management application.
• Strong customer focus and communication skills, including the ability to work with operational stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds and practice areas.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitation, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislative requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to provide innovative and practical solutions to meet business challenges.

• Great lifestyle in an outback city with flexible lifestyle roster options Exposure to working with a large multinational mining company with a range of mining and processing facilities on one site.
• Opportunity to apply your knowledge of risk and assurance across a diverse range of risks.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary internal and external audits, including regulator interaction.