• Help protect the health and safety of people across Rio Tinto Iron Ore through practical occupational hygiene advice and assurance.
• Build breadth across exposure monitoring, health surveillance, risk controls and continuous improvement in a large-scale operating environment.
• Be based in Perth, with access to a modern city office, public transport and amenities that support wellbeing and work-life balance.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for an Advisor Occupational Hygiene to provide professional health and safety support to leaders, employees and contractors across Rio Tinto Iron Ore. In this role, you will collaborate with stakeholders to support a safe working environment and help implement occupational health and safety programmes that meet regulatory and Rio Tinto requirements.
Reporting to the Principal Hygiene, you will provide site-based occupational hygiene advice, evaluate monitoring results, support health surveillance and help improve the systems and processes that manage occupational exposure risk. This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise with practical influence across operational teams.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to the Principal Hygiene and working with operational leaders, occupational hygiene specialists and health, safety and environment teams, you will be:
• Provide occupational hygiene advice and guidance to site-based teams, leaders and contractors.
• Plan and review risk-based exposure monitoring programmes, including personal exposure, water, health and environmental monitoring where required.
• Evaluate monitoring results and reports, identify potential over-exposure or adverse health effects, and recommend appropriate controls.
• Coordinate medical review and follow-up after health surveillance in partnership with relevant health professionals.
• Advise on legislative, regulatory and industry requirements relating to occupational hygiene.
• Complete assurance activities against Rio Tinto health standards and support effective corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to standardise and simplify occupational hygiene processes and improve control effectiveness.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including laboratories, regulators, service providers and professional bodies.
About you
We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.
Required for Success
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• A tertiary qualification in occupational hygiene, allied health or a related discipline.
• Membership of, or eligibility for membership with, the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists.
• Demonstrated experience delivering occupational hygiene support in a mining, resources or similarly complex industrial environment.
• Practical capability in exposure monitoring, data interpretation, health surveillance and occupational hygiene risk controls.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, Rio Tinto health and safety systems, standards and assurance processes.
Helpful for Success
• Surface ventilation officer, noise officer or audiometric officer qualifications.
• Experience facilitating assurance activities and influencing operational stakeholders.
• Well-developed analytical, technical and written communication capability.
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 and salary packaging options.
• Career development and 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, including annual, paid parental, personal and cultural leave.
• Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.
Where you’ll be working
This role is based in Perth, Western Australia. Our modern office in the Central Park tower provides an inspiring environment for collaboration and professional growth. You will have access to a modern gym, wellness programmes and convenient amenities that support a healthy work-life balance. Situated in the heart of Perth, the office is close to public transport and several parking options.
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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.
Respect and Inclusion
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.
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Llevamos 150 años dedicados a la minería y trabajamos con conocimientos acumulados a lo largo de generaciones y continentes. Nuestro propósito es encontrar mejores formas de proporcionar los materiales que el mundo necesita, esforzándonos por innovar y mejorar continuamente para producir materiales con bajas emisiones y según las normas medioambientales, sociales y de gobernanza adecuadas. Pero no podemos hacerlo solos, así que nos centramos en crear asociaciones para resolver problemas, crear situaciones beneficiosas para todos y aprovechar las oportunidades.
En Rio Tinto, acogemos con especial agrado y alentamos las solicitudes de los pueblos indígenas, las mujeres, la comunidad LGBTQIA+, los trabajadores maduros, las personas con discapacidad y las personas de diferentes orígenes culturales.
Estamos comprometidos con un ambiente inclusivo donde las personas se sientan cómodas siendo ellas mismas. Queremos que nuestra gente sienta que se escuchan todas las voces, que se respetan todas las culturas y que la variedad de perspectivas no sólo es bienvenida, sino que es esencial para nuestro éxito. Nos tratamos unos a otros con justicia y dignidad, independientemente de la raza, el sexo, la nacionalidad, el origen étnico, la religión, la edad, la orientación sexual o cualquier otra cosa que nos haga serquienes somos.
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Nuestro proceso de solicitud
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Postularse
El primer paso es postularse para el rol. Puedes presentarte con tu perfil de LinkedIn o subir tu currículo. También pediremos que respondas algunas preguntas antes de enviar tu solicitud.
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Pasar evaluaciones
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Entrevista
La entrevista se podrá realizar en persona o en línea. Es la oportunidad perfecta para conocerte mejor, responder a tus preguntas y conversar de la emocionante oportunidad profesional que has solicitado.
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Ofertas y controles
En esta fase, te comunicaremos si te hemos seleccionado, en cuyo caso será necesario realizar un par de controles, como una verificación de antecedentes o de seguridad. Es posible que tengas que someterte a una evaluación médica, dependiendo del puesto solicitado.
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