Advisor HSE

Advisor HSE – Yarwun

• Global mining and mineral processing organisation with an exceptional safety culture
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Fixed Term Contract – till July 2025
• Supporting Yarwun Operations | Residential in Gladstone, QLD

About the role

We are looking for an Advisor, Safety to provide dedicated support to the Operations at Yarwun. The role will also partner with contractors to support the safe delivery of services and projects.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic qualified safety advisor, to make a positive impact to Yarwun Operations, or someone who is ready to take the next step in their career and work within the sector.

Working in a challenging and exciting environment as a valued member of the Yarwun HSE Team, you will:

• Educate, communicate and engage with site leaders, operational personnel and Rio Tinto HSE groups
• Analyse data and ensuring compliance with the Rio Tinto Health and Safety standards and legislative requirements
• Support and participate in the investigations to prevent repeat incidents occurring
• Work across the health and safety function to support the standardisation and simplification of systems and processes
• Recommend key control methods (considering the hierarchy of control) for health and safety risk reduction and evaluate control effectiveness
• Participate in and facilitate risk register reviews
• Support the delivery of strategic safety initiatives
• Lead and support business wide health and safety improvement initiatives
• Conduct health and safety assurance and governance activities
• Work with contractor partners to support safe delivery of projects in alignment with the Rio Tinto Health and Safety Management System

What you’ll bring

• Must have relevant health and safety qualification or demonstrated experience working in an operational health and safety role, coupled with a passion for, and sound knowledge of health and safety.
• Strong engaging and influencing skills, with the ability to coach leaders and to think strategically across the business value chain
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities supporting multiple stakeholder groups
• Intermediate computer skills including experience using reporting tools and Microsoft Office Suite
• Adaptability, flexibility & a solutions based mind-set
• High level of integrity and values based decision making
• Strong communication and analytical skills

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
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• 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)

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.

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.

Applications close on 8thMay 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).