Principal Adviser Hygiene

Principal Advisor Occupational Hygiene

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Permanent role - Brisbane

About the role

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

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Occupational Hygiene to provide SME technical support and advice in occupational hygiene. This is a great opportunity for an experienced professional who will be responsible for the delivery of advice, strategy, planning, support and training of Hygiene activities to our operation.

Reporting to the Business Partner Health and Hygiene and working in a global and diverse team, you will be:

• Partnering with the site hygiene teams to provide technical SME support and direction;
• Developing and coordinating strategies and initiatives to achieve our health targets across RTA and monitor progress against our objectives.
• Responsible for improving and standardizing industrial hygiene practices across our Pacific operations and in alignment with RTA globally.
• Leading and delivering health improvements and issue resolution activities with our Pacific sites
• Supporting the development of monitoring plans by site hygiene teams
• Building a strong collaborative network for hygiene team members across Pacific assets.
• Monitoring emerging risks and regulatory trends related to industrial hygiene
• Leading the hygiene community of practice in RTA Pacific;
• Monitoring health trends across RTA and providing guidance and improvement opportunities.
• Promoting and facilitating sharing and learning across RTA including best practices and incident learnings.
• Close collaboration with RTA Atlantic Hygiene to help develop, share best practices and ensure alignment within RTA globally
• Collaborating with Rio Tinto Health Area of Expertise to ensure alignment within the discipline
• Coaching and mentoring of occupational hygiene resources across RTA Pacific including development and delivery of technical training programs.
• Designing governance and assurance programs to monitor and proactively manage occupational hygiene risks in Pacific and across RTA.

What you will bring

• Tertiary qualification in occupational health, hygiene or related field
• Certification as an Occupational Hygienist
• Extensive experience in the development and implementation of comprehensive hygiene management programs.
• Extensive knowledge of Australian health and safety regulations
• Demonstrated leadership experience and problem-solving capability with a continuous improvement mindset
• Extensive experience in mining, mineral processing or related industry. Previous aluminium smelter experience would be desirable.
• Strong communication, collaboration, engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to work with many stakeholders across different time zones.
• Ability to be flexible to respond to changing priorities and work proactively and autonomously.
• Ability to travel to sites to provide support for planned projects and emerging exposure risks

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
• 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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. Applications close on 30^th August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)