Manager Safety & Emergency Services

Manager Safety & Emergency Services

• Be part of our impeccable ESG journey
• Lead a multi-disciplinary group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join a dynamic leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Central Park Location – Perth

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Manager Safety & Emergency Services to join a collaborative leadership team to provide centralised, discipline-centric strategic support and oversight to enable the operational delivery teams to implement safety and emergency services initiatives outlined in the five-year HSEC strategy and assets plan.

You will provide subject matter expertise and support to improve performance and achieve compliance with Rio Tinto standards and regulatory requirements whilst improving control effectively across HSEC safety and emergency service risks.

Reporting to the Senior Manager HSEC Technical, you will:

• Deliver risk reduction and improvement initiatives linked to the five year HSEC plan
• Lead a team of technical professionals whilst supporting assets to adapt plans to prioritise and address resource and operational challenges
• Provide governance oversight for all site for emergency services across all assets
• Be the central point of contact for DMIRS
• Contribute to the development of the Safety and Health policy and strategy for HSEC and ensure the acceptance and implementation thereof
• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices
• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
• Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and legislative provisions, timely reporting of performance against plans to Rio Tinto corporate and regulatory requirements

What you’ll bring

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

• A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team
• Mining operations and environment technical experience
• Comprehensive understanding of both Safety and Emergency Services standards and procedures
• Demonstrated operational leadership capability across multi-disciplinary teams, with a focus on caring and collaborative behaviours
• Analytical capabilities with a systems-thinking approach
• Capacity to organise, track and manage several activities and issues at any given time
• Critical thinking and ability to synthesise information into clear narrative
• Demonstrated ability to work with a strategic, long-term mindset to improve business outcomes
• Passion to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders critical to our business

What we offerBe 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
• 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

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 workingIn 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.

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.

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.

Applications close on 30^th October 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)