Occupational Hygiene Technician - Rail | 6 month

Occupational Hygiene Technician | Rail | 6mth Fixed Term

• Progress your career in occupational hygiene and champion exposure reduction projects
• 6 month Fixed Term opportunity
• FIFO ex Perth to Cape Lambert | 8:6 or 5:2/4:3 roster options

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to make a positive impact on the health profile of our workforce. Reporting to the Senior Advisor Occupational Health, you will be:

• Monitoring personal exposure (airborne contaminants, noise) as per our asset risk based monitoring plans and conducting associated data reporting.
• Educating, communicating and engaging with site leaders and operational personnel.
• Managing and coordinating the maintenance and calibration of monitoring equipment to NATA and Rio Tinto standards.
• Conducting on site health surveillance activities (audiometric and lung function testing), interpreting results and investigating anomalies.
• Recommending key control methods (considering the hierarchy of control) for occupational hygiene risk reduction and evaluate control effectiveness.
• Undertaking potable water and legionella monitoring, facilitating occupational hygiene workplace surveys and investigating situations of occupational over-exposure.

This role will be banded as appropriate to the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

About you

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

• Degree qualification in Science and experience as an Occupational Hygiene Technician with certifications in Surface Ventilation Officer and Noise Officer.
• Experience with incident investigations and risk assessment techniques.
• Ability to work autonomously with strong communication, engagement and influencing skills.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Membership of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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

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 almost 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 working

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

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 21 May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)