Advisor Hygiene

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• 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 employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Occupational Hygiene Advisor to join the Greater Hope Downs Health and Safety team. In this role, you’ll work closely with operations and stakeholders to drive health and hygiene performance across site activities. You’ll support the implementation of effective health and safety programs and provide asset-based occupational hygiene support to meet operational requirements.

You’ll be part of a collaborative team, with support to grow personally and professionally, while enjoying more time for what matters most. You will work on a 4 days on, 3 days off roster supporting our Hope Downs 1 and Hope Down 4 Operations. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Advisor who values excellence, thrives in a dynamic environment, and enjoys making a meaningful impact.

Reporting to the Health & Safety Superintendent, you will:

• Provide support and guidance to site-based Occupational Hygiene Technicians
• Oversee governance, quality control, and compliance of monitoring data, reports, and annual risk-based hygiene plans
• Conduct personal exposure monitoring, water testing, and health surveillance, including associated medical reviews and follow-ups
• Investigate occupational exposures and potential health impacts, and manage unexpected exceedances
• Recommend and assess control measures for occupational hygiene risks, applying the hierarchy of controls
• Lead process improvements to standardise and streamline hygiene systems and practices
• Support and participate in first-party assurance audits against Rio Tinto health standards
• Engage with HSEC professionals, site leaders, and operational teams to educate, communicate, and promote best practices
• Ensure completion of all annual and legislated occupational hygiene reporting requirements

What you’ll bring   

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary qualified in occupational hygiene, allied health or related science field
• Demonstrated experience in similar role
• Surface ventilation officer, noise officer, audiometric officer qualifications
• Experience in mining or similar heavy industry
• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and technical capability
• Current (or eligible) member of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH).
• Familiarity with Rio Tinto systems, standards, risk management and assurance processes is highly desirable.

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women 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 
• 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 who are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Program 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 programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Applications close on the 30th of June 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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 situations 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.

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.

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