Senior Advisor Business Improvement

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 a Senior Advisor Business Improvement. In this role, you will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of HSEC systems and processes, including data and management systems. Here you will also lead continuous improvement practices across HSEC, including developing, coaching and mentoring other professionals.​ 

Whether you’re new to your profession or experienced in your field, and whatever industry you have exposure to, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.   

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Manager to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team.  

If you are ready to contribute to a forward-thinking team, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us. 

Reporting to Manager Risk, Systems & Performance, you will:  

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations ​ 

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices including SPS​ 

• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties ​ 

• Provide appropriate coaching, mentoring and technical support to the Operational Delivery teams​ 

• Oversee governance and assurance of improvement projects using project management and improvement methodologies, such as facilitating workshops with leaders​ 

• Provide expert technical support to operational leaders on business improvement best practice and support the development of capability, mindsets and behaviours​ 

• Actively engage with operational leaders to identify bottlenecks and opportunities to increase operational effectiveness and establish a pipeline of future improvement​ 

• Embed the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle across RTIO HSEC to drive continuous improvement ​ 

• Develop and execute high impact organisational effectiveness efforts to enable Best Operator and realise value for RTIO HSEC ​ 

• Support the Manager Risk, Systems and Performance to rapidly assemble focused capability around highest value impacts and differentiators aligned to the HSEC plan and leverage agile and structured problem solving to protect the plan.​ 

• Support development and implementation of RTIO Iron Ore HSEC Digital Strategy​ 

 
What you’ll bring    

• Exceptional safety, leadership and communication skills​ 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and advanced MS office​ 

• Previous experience in leading project teams or facilitating workshops to deliver results through others​ 

• Demonstrates capability in RT SPS foundational skills / best practices​ 

• Previous leadership experience​ 

• Extensive experience using business improvement processes within the mining, manufacturing or heavy industry​ 

• Project engineering or planning experience​ 

• Business analyst or commercial experience​ 

• Previous experience / knowledge of digital transformation 

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  

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia  

• 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. 

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Who we are  

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 and meet opportunities.