Superintendent Health and Safety

Superintendent Health & Safety

• Opportunity to work with a global mining organisation
• Be part of safe, positive and close knit team
• Residential role. Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle – Weipa
• 9 Day fortnight
   

About the role
 

We are looking for a Superintendent Health & Safety to join the Health & Safety team at Weipa. The role is accountable for the work output of a large multi-disciplinary team delivering the Safety, Emergency Services and Security functions to the Weipa Bauxite portfolio. The rapidly expanding portfolio consists of three mining and processing operations and the associated supporting infrastructure including the township of Weipa.
 

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced professional who will be responsible for the team's delivery of advice, planning, support and training of Health and Safety activities to the Operation. The role will also drive continuous improvement and effectively integrate health and safety activities with the day-to-day operations, to drive towards zero harm. Reporting to the Manager HSE – Weipa, you will:

• Partner with site leaders to maintain & improve safety performance
• Coordinate and support the implementation of corporate and site health and safety initiatives.
• Drive the incident management and investigation processes to maintain their high standards.
• Undertake high level data analysis and interpretation of site safety and health trends and support site response to issues identified
• Operational control of the site Emergency Services team (professional) and the supporting Emergency Response Team (workplace volunteers).
• Overseeing and reporting on the Critical Risk Management (CRM) system and the integration of the Human Performance program into the workplace.
• Reporting to regulatory bodies for Health & safety issues on site
• Manage site preparation and execution of HSE audits / assessments
• Providing guidance and support to facilitate the delivery of health, hygiene and injury management functions
• Managing the Security on site and at our accommodation villages.
   

About you
 

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in a health, safety and/or emergency services leadership role;
• Proven ability to build effective relationships and provide strategic oversight over the development of complex operations;
• Confidence in developing both internal and external stakeholder relationships with regulators, third party auditors, etc.;
• Proven ability to understand the reporting requirements for incidents under mining and quarrying legislation, as well as workplace health and safety legislation; and
• A strong attention to detail with a clear and professional communication style.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Tertiary qualification in health, safety, emergency services or related a field;
• Experience working in a remote location;
• Experience managing contractors and having delegated control of spend.
   

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
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation assistance
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
   

Where you will be working
 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite.
 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.
 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape.

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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 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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