HSE Advisor | Bundoora VIC

HSE Advisor – Technical Development

• Join a team supporting exciting global projects
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent full time role | Based in Bundoora, Victoria (AUS)

About the role

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

We are looking to appoint an HSE Advisor in this mid-level role to support and deliver H&S services across the Technical Development team. This is a permanent full time role based in Bundoora, Victoria. Primarily working in Bundoora, this role will require travel across Australian and international assets on an ad hoc basis.

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.

We offer fully subsidised housing where you and your family will be able to explore the incredible Pilbara region and have access to excellent sporting and recreational facilities as well as a shopping centre, medical and education facilities.

Reporting to the HSE Business Partner Rio Tinto Projects working in a flexible supportive environment within the Technical Development team, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Promote a positive safety culture that includes active participation by employees and contractors which supports teamwork, safe decision making and a culture of care
• Engage and support employee and contractor participation in health and safety programs\Providing professional advice, influencing, and coaching the workforce to promote continual development and improvement in safety culture
• Participate, and provide coaching in quality safety interactions and leadership in field activities
• Ensuring risk/hazard registers are maintained
• Facilitating a consistent approach to risk management ensuring workers are trained and using risk management tools, including Take 5’s and JHA’s
• Coordination and facilitation of risk assessments, incident investigations and internal audits
• Support and lead strategic health and safety projects and initiatives
• Developing and delivering HSE training
• Work independently or as part of a diverse team
• Developing and reviewing HSE safe work instructions
• Identify and make recommendations concerning HSE issues
• Inform and educate employees and contractors concerning health and safety requirements and standards

What you’ll bring

Our ideal candidate will be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, who is highly organised, self-motivated, and driven to make improvements. They will have the ability to influence and coach others, manage difficult situations calmly, be flexible and possess the following qualifications/skills/experience:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Undergraduate Degree in Science, Engineering OR a Post Graduate degree in Health & Safety, Hazard & Risk Management
• Up to 5 years experience in a field role as a HSE professional (Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Mining)
• Demonstrated experience in Risk Management processes
• Sound knowledge of Safety Management Systems, Legislation and codes of practice
• Ability to communicate and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• Willing and able to travel to other Rio Tinto operations
• Must have working rights for Australia - International relocation not provided

 As a preference, you will have:

• Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety or Tertiary qualifications in a related field. 

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 witha 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

Located at the Rio Tinto Technical Centre based in Bundoora, Victoria.

Established more than 25 years ago, the Rio Tinto Technical Centre has a proud history of applying innovative thinking to help us maximise value in our business. The centre is actively involved in applying technical expertise to improve how we find, study, build, optimize and close our operations.

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 19 September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).