Specialist Process & Functional Safety - Operations Support

Specialist Process & Functional Safety – Operations Support

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
• Permanent role on a 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster FIFO from Perth

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Process & Functional Safety Specialist who will be accountable to provide support, governance and assurance for our Pilbara Mining Operations to manage Process and Functional Safety. In Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Major Hazards refer to Low Probability but High Consequence events. Functional safety is the framework used to deliver and maintain the effectiveness of critical safety functions in our technical systems. Our vision is to enable Rio Tinto to have confidence that technical systems deliver effective protection measures and control the risk.

This role will specialise in supporting the implementation, governance and assurance of standards and processes that provide the management of Process and Functional Safety across a diverse range of Assets - Fixed Plant and Heavy Mobile assets within Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Pilbara operations.

In addition, this role will be responsible to:

• Ensure the appropriate systems and processes are in place, maintained and are having an impact in order to manage Functional Safety standards
• Provide an interface between site teams and Process & Functional Safety Engineers as required
• Coach end users on the requirements within the standards and how to meet these requirements
• Facilitate collaborate development of site initiatives and improvement, assist in implementation of improvement to achieve the right outcomes for the sites
• Report on performance, and in partnership with site, lead on the development of action plans
• Support site leaders in developing and participating in effective First Line of Assurance programs (audits and assessments)
• Champion incident reporting guidelines, promote investigation methods which facilitate learning outcomes including impactful actions and assist in effective management of change – all with the purpose of driving improvement and preventing recurrences

What you will bring

• Natural communication skills with a demonstrated ability to build authentic and impactful relationships with a diverse range of leaders, site teams, and all functional stakeholders
• Drive meaningful change across multiple stakeholder groups through influence and genuine connection
• Be open-minded, have an interest in actively listening, understanding, coaching and upskilling across multiple stakeholder groups
• Ability to interpreter complex technical concepts into actionable operational outcomes which develop stakeholder knowledge whilst promoting growth in safety maturity
• Be proactive and self-motivated with the curiosity, courage and care to drive meaningful progress
• Current manual driver license

It will be advantageous to have

• Engineering qualification applied in an Operational environment (BEng in Chemical, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Control System or Electrical Engineering)
• Practical experience within the Resource Industry in a site operational or technical role
• Fixed Plant control systems experience
• Maintenance Planning and Engineering experience
• Frontline leadership or Frontline coaching experience
• Safety assurance or governance experience

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you and strongly encourage you to apply.

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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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 working

Located 110km west of Newman, West Angelas operates on a fly in fly out roster from Perth, Broome and Busselton. 

West Angelas is a pioneer in autonomous technologies – we were the first site to trial autonomous haul trucks and incorporate autonomous drilling into our operations in 2008, and we continue to have one of the largest mining fleets in the Pilbara. 

Our high grade, low phosphorous Marra Mamba orebody is an integral part of the Pilbara Blend, contributing both lump and fines products on around four trains each day. At the West Angelas hub there are state-of-the-art power generation and refueling facilities. These facilities supply power and diesel fuel to the East Pilbara mine sites. 

The future is bright at West Angelas with ongoing growth projects at Deposits C and D, as well as additional deposits under study providing enormous opportunities for personal development and career growth. 

Please note that the allocated primary and secondary sites may change depending on the successful candidates skill sets, knowledge and experience, and operational requirements.

If this sounds like your next career path, then apply today!

Applications close on 21 July 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)