Technician Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Hygiene Technician – Greater Nammuldi

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
• Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better

We particularly welcome Indigenous people of Australia and Women to apply for this role as we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

We are looking for an Occupational Hygiene Technician to join our team at our Greater Nammuldi site.

Whether you’re new to your profession or experienced in your field, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.

You’ll be part of a friendly/ supportive/ high performing/ fun team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work an 8/6 roster, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to make a positive impact on the health profile of our workforce. Reporting to the Health & Safey Superintendent, you will be:

• Monitoring personal exposure (airborne contaminants, noise) as per our asset risk based monitoring plans and conducting associated data reporting.
• Educating, communicating and engaging with 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.

This role will be banded as appropriate to the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

What you’ll bring

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

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset

• Degree qualification in Science and 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.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Membership of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH)
• Experience conducting health surveillance activities (audiometric and lung function testing)
• Experience conducting RPD and HPD fit-testing

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn’t align 100%, we still want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and hard work
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

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.

Where you’ll be working

You will be located at Greater Nammuldi on a family friendly 8 days on, 6 days off roster.

Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Greater Nammuldi is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.