Advisor Hygiene

Advisor Hygiene 

• Fly in; Fly out role from Cairns, or Brisbane
• Unique role supporting two bauxite mines in Northern Australia.
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

About the role

We are looking for a motivated Hygiene Advisor to join our HSE team at Rio Tinto Gove Operations and Rio Tinto Weipa Operations. Working a FIFO roster from either Cairns (preferred) or Brisbane the successful candidate will support both bauxite operations.

Working in a diverse mining environment, you will provide and coordinate occupational hygiene advice across Site. The Hygiene Advisor will champion, with operational leadership support, occupational hygiene programs and exposure reduction projects.

Reporting directly to the Health & Safety Superintendent and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be:

• Ensuring all work is performed in accordance with site health, environmental and community policies, systems and procedures
• Conducting Occupational Hygiene Surveys to identify and confirm exposure risks
• Trialling and reviewing exposure monitoring technologies aimed at providing real-time information
• Assisting in exposure investigations and the recommendation and implementation of occupational hygiene controls (including asbestos removal from site)
• Providing technical advice on occupational hygiene related matters
• Developing and implementing hygiene monitoring plans
• Analysing, interpreting and evaluating exposure data to recommend improvements aimed at health harm prevention
• Ensuring occupational hygiene documentation is current and accurate
• Supporting the administration of programs such as Chemalert and Cority

What you will bring

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

• The ability to build and foster working relationships with leaders and team members.
• Successfully completed, or be undertaking, postgraduate studies in Occupational Hygiene (desirable)
• Membership of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH)
• Minimum two years working in the Occupational Hygiene field, preferably in heavy industry
• Demonstrated experience developing, executing, and supporting site occupational hygiene programs (including monitoring, audits, investigations, risk assessments and inspections)
• An understanding of legislative requirements relating to health surveillance and occupational hygiene
• A willingness to progress towards becoming a Licensed Asbestos Assessor

What we offer

• FIFO allowance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary & secondary carer)
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more

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 almost 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.

Where you will be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

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.

Closing date: 3^rd May 2024