Technician – Hygiene

• Permanent opportunity which includes attractive salary, annual incentives and a huge range of additional benefits designed to make your life better

• Join an HSE team supporting the Yarwun operations

• Gladstone-based and enjoy all the perks of living in a coastal location

About the role

We are looking for a passionate and talented Hygiene Technician to join our HSE team at Rio Tinto Yarwun Refinery based in Gladstone, working Monday to Friday or you have the option to do a 9-day fortnight.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be assisting the Site Occupational Hygiene team performing their day-to-day activities:

• Conducting Occupational Hygiene Surveys to identify and confirm exposure risks and prepare associated reports

• Routine and targeted monitoring

• Educating, communicating and engaging with Rio Tinto HSE groups, site leaders and operational personnel

• Ensuring occupational hygiene documentation is current and accurate

• Supporting the administration of programs such as ChemAlert or Cority

• Managing site equipment and monitors

What you will bring

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Genuine interest in understanding and improving workers’ health

• Scientific education background

• An understanding of legislative requirements relating to health surveillance and occupational hygiene

• Sound understanding of MS Office

• Completed the Basic Principle of Occupational Hygiene – desirable

• Membership of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) – desirable

What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 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)

Where you will be working

Yarwun Refinery

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually. With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24-hour operation.

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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 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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