Advisor Health & Safety

Where we’re all welcome 

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

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. 

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 

We are looking for an Advisor Health and Safety to join our Rail Operations and Engineering Team in Dampier, on a FIFO Roster. You’ll be responsible in providing professional health and safety support to leaders and employees. Rio Tinto Rail Operations is a geographically spread Division with four Rail Hubs and teams working remotely across the Pilbara – key hubs are based in Tom Price, Cape Lambert, 7Mile Dampier and Perth (Train and Port Control).

Here you will collaborate, coach and partner with key stakeholders to achieve a physically and mentally safe working environment. Supporting and implementing health and safety programs and systems to ensure they are efficient and effective, meeting local regulatory requirements.

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Superintendent to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on a FIFO Roster, flying out from Perth to Dampier, being on a 5/2/4/3 pattern, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

Reporting to the H&S Superintendent, you will:  

• Be part of a team of Health and Safety professionals who are seen as trusted partners and who enable operational excellence
• Support fundamental health and safety initiatives, and provide training and coaching for key activities and processes, such as Shift Starts, Quality Safety Interactions and Leadership in the Field
• Assist in facilitating incident investigations, risk assessments, and upskilling initiatives
• Develop and provide routine Health & Safety information (e.g. safety statistics, incident information, risk analysis, educational material) to operational leaders
• Deliver the annual H&S plan and support operational leaders improving safety maturity through key initiatives
• Analyse data and provide insights to guide recommendations for reducing risk exposure, with a focus on critical control effectiveness
• Embed and sustain critical risk management practices
• Ensure prevention of catastrophic events and eliminate injuries

What you’ll bring  

• An understanding of or exposure to the Human Factors as it pertains to analyses and assessments including task, communication, workload, change impact, performance degradation potential, training needs
• A current C Class WA Manual Driver’s License
• Relevant health and safety qualification or demonstrated experience working in an operational health and safety role
• High level of integrity and values-based decision making
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety systems, HSEC Standards, and key risk management and assurance processes are desirable

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)

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
• Indigenous leadership programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Where you’ll be working 

We operate 200 locomotives on nearly 2,000 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 17 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours.

Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

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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.

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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