Occupational Hygienists

• Progress your career in occupational hygiene and champion exposure reduction projects
• Anticipate, recognise, evaluate, and control key health risks
• Support, training, and development provided from the extended Occupational Hygiene team
• FIFO opportunities from Perth - 8 days on, 6 days off or 5 days on 2 off, 4 days on 3 off

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for passionate and talented Occupational Hygienists to join our Iron Ore Health and Hygiene team in a diverse mining environment. Being a part of the provision and coordination of occupational hygiene support will put you at the forefront of mining technology with the once in a lifetime opportunity to work with new equipment and processes, while championing occupational hygiene and leading exposure reduction projects.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. 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:

• Monitoring personal exposure (airborne contaminants, noise) as per the site risk-based monitoring plan and associated data reporting;
• Educating, communicating and engaging with Rio Tinto HSE groups, site leaders and operational personnel;
• Managing and coordinating the maintenance and calibration of monitoring equipment to NATA and Rio Tinto standards;
• Conducting on site health surveillance activities (audiometric and lung function testing), interpreting results and investigating anomalies;
• Recommending key control methods (considering the hierarchy of control) for occupational hygiene risk reduction and evaluate control effectiveness;
• Undertaking potable water and legionella monitoring, facilitating occupational hygiene workplace surveys and investigating situations of occupational over-exposure;

What you’ll bring

• Degree qualification in Science or Engineering
• Experience as an Occupational Hygiene Technician with certifications in Surface Ventilation Officer and Noise Officer;
• Experience with incident investigations and risk assessment techniques;
• Ability to work autonomously with strong communication, engagement and influencing skills;
• Membership of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH)

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority;
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto;
• 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 and salary packaging options;
• Career development and 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);
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.

Applications close on 30th May 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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.