AddressHR Adviser (Full-Time)
- Apply your HR knowledge in a true generalist role with opportunity to drive change
- Develop your career in a collaborative, fast-paced, global organisation
- Weipa based role travelling to Amrun 3 days per week to support our Bauxite Mines (5,2, 4,3-day roster)
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced HR Adviser to join the team in our Weipa operations supporting the leadership team with day-to-day generalist HR activities.
Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports, and community events. With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping, and exploring.
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
This role is a great opportunity for someone who is a true collaborator, a trusted advisor and HR innovator. Reporting to the Bauxite HR Team Lead, you will be:
- Managing employee relations matters and providing advice to customers with a focus on early intervention
- Driving change with a focus on continuous improvement and challenging the status quo
- Developing and embedding of HR procedures, systems, templates and reporting mechanisms
- Building Leader capability in HR systems and processes including cyclical processes
- Facilitating organisational change through to HR systems and processes
- Leading HR projects with exceptional attention to detail and out of the box thinking
What you’ll bring
- Proven HR experience (5 years) in an operational mining role, with a comprehensive knowledge of generalist HR activities
- Demonstrated understanding of Australian Employment Law framework and best practice application of relevant legislation
- Proven experience in a busy HR generalist role managing multiple stakeholders, maintaining deadlines, and delivering a strong HR service
- Extensive experience in supporting leaders with workplace investigations and advising on performance management practices
- Ability to provide HR services on site with experience in utilising technology platforms to facilitate strong relationships with the broader HR team
- Resilience and the ability to thrive in a continuous improvement culture and have a strong commitment to team-based processes and outcomes
- Capacity and versatility to operate in a large organisation which involves delivering business objectives remotely and across a diverse workforce
- Excellent interpersonal influencing, coaching, communication, negotiation, and consultation skills
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- 9-day fortnight, with a roster of 5, 2, 4, 3 days (with weekends not rostered on)
- Weipa Accommodation Benefit (WAB) to assist them with providing accommodation for themselves and their dependents who reside in the same household
- Paid parental leave up to 4.5 months full pay and 9 months half pay, after 6 months of continuous service
- 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
Where you will be working
Our Weipa operations in Far North Queensland includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, shiploaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Amrun, our newest mine, was completed in 2018 and will extend our Weipa bauxite operations by decades, significantly building on our 55-year history on the Western Cape and providing jobs and supporting business growth in the region. The mine is located on traditional land. We work closely with the Traditional Owners to implement our agreements, ensuring that the benefits generated from mining support future generations and that important cultural heritage sites are identified and preserved.
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.
Every Voice Matters
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.
So, if this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now. Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.
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