Technical Officer

Technical Officer - Environment

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Role based at Boyne Island (Gladstone), Queensland

About the role

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

We are looking for a capable Technical Officer who will be responsible for collection and processing environmental monitoring data and equipment maintenance.

This is an excellent role for someone with exceptional attention to detail, who enjoys working with different teams and is very organised. This role requires you to be able to safely work across site and ensure that monitoring is safely completed as per schedule.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Environment Superintendent and working in a diverse team within Health, Safety and Environment Team, you will:

• Implement, maintain and complete environmental monitoring and measurement to demonstrate compliance with environmental licence. This includes routine emissions monitoring of stacks and release points.
• Collecting environmental samples and monitoring data
• Maintaining equipment including servicing and calibrations
• Co-ordinate land management activities such as inspections, weed management and controlled burns of the buffer zone,
• Engaging with multiple departments for monitoring and sampling requirements
• Entering monitoring results and maintenance of database/s
• Assist in the assessment of compliance with environmental licence conditions through inspection of work areas to monitor effectiveness of controls and provide advice on incident response and ensure incidents are closed out as directed
• Reviewing data trends and contribute to continual improvement of the implementation of monitoring systems

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Hands on skills with equipment repairs, servicing and maintenance
• Ability to plan work and execute as per schedule
• Proven capability to work in hot areas and outdoors.
• Data handling and entry experience
• Sound MS Office suite, literacy and numeracy
• Enjoys working collaboratively and interacting with different teams across site
• An understanding of environmental monitoring principles
• Capability to organise and seek information utilising your resources and network

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Trade or operational background with demonstrated practical ‘can do’
• Demonstrated experience in environmental monitoring
• Previous experience working at a Aluminium Smelter

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 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

Opened in 1982, Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20 kilometres south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum. 

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

Along with Yarwun Operations and Queensland Alumina Limited, BSL supports the local community in a wide range of initiatives.

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.