Superintendent Health and Safety

at  RIO Tinto

SUPERINTENDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY

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

• Liaise and interact closely with the West Angelas HSEC and site teams
• Balance your career and your life
• Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Superintendent Health and Safety to join the Iron Ore Health and Safety Team to provide positive leadership to a team of health and safety professionals, support and advise operational leaders and facilitate the standardisation of Rio Tinto Health and Safety processes and systems across the West Angelas Iron Ore Operation.
Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well.
Your demonstrated ability to engage, connect and positively influence key stakeholders at all organizational levels will play a critical part to the effectiveness in this role. A truly collaborative position that will see you partnering with the business leadership team, to drive operational discipline through standardisation and rapid replication of health and safety initiatives, supporting leaders to operationalise the Health and Safety Management System and delivering to the health and safety strategy.

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

• Tertiary qualified in health, safety, engineering or related field
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Drive to create a respectful, inclusive and diverse work environment
• A passionate people leader who will influence, motivate and be confident in effectively leading, mentoring and coaching team members as well as interfacing with senior leaders
• Demonstrated experience working as a Health and Safety professional in an operating environment
• Demonstrated skills in risk management and reduction, first party assurance and control effectiveness, understanding human factors and promoting a willingness to learn, coaching and driving improvement.
• Current driver’s licens