Specialist Health & Safety

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Opportunity to support the Rio Tinto Boron, California operational health & safety
• Be part of a company with a world class reputation for safety and a culture that supports inclusion and diversity - Boron, California

About the Role

We are looking for a Specialist Health & Safety who will support the delivery of the health and safety strategic plan to the Boron operations in Boron, California. This role provides an opportunity to support a diverse range of duties and projects. Reporting to the Borates Superintendent, Health and Safety, you will

• Support the implementation of Risk Reduction activities. Using good interpersonal skills to coach Supervisors in the use of risk management tools (such as Management of Change, Risk Assessment, Leadership in the Field)
• Where appropriate, review safety exposure when changes in practice, new equipment or new processes are introduced.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, company policies and practices through monitoring of health and safety incidents, supporting Management of Change, incident findings, and assisting in the development of action plans to ensure continuous improvement
• Facilitate incident investigations for high and critical incidents using root cause analysis methods (such as Essential Factor) to ensure effective sustainable controls are put in place to prevent re-occurrence.
• Provide technical expertise and support to the site sponsors of the RT health and safety standards to ensure compliance, assist with the preparation and planning for HS&E audits (both internal and external) and participate in these audits as required.
• Support management with Management of Change and Risk Assessment processes, enabling them to take the lead and where appropriate, but providing technical expertise for more complex assessments.
• Coach line management on the implementation of Corporate health and safety initiatives (take 5, safety interactions, CRM, SPI/PFI lessons learned)
• Develop, maintain and deliver all health and safety related training as per internal and external requirements.

What you will bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience working within an industrial / mining / construction setting in a safety role.
• An appropriate Health and Safety tertiary qualification or a combination of education and experience;
• A passion for working with people to achieve safe outcomes through your sound knowledge of safe work practice;
• An ability to work in a fast paced environment managing competing priorities;
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills;
• Strong communication and analytical skills - both written and verbal;
• Operate with a high level of personal integrity;
• Demonstrate personal and teamwork behaviors that are consistent with role expectations and the Rio Tinto values and priorities at all times.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience building good working relationships with stakeholders based on respect and openness.
• Regulatory body experience (MSHA)(Cal-OSHA)

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Borates is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We supply approximately 25% of the world's demand for refined borates, minerals essential to life and modern living. We seek to create mutual value by working closely with our investment partners and host communities. Our 20 Mule Team Borax brand pays tribute to our first borates mining operation in Death Valley in 1872.

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 e

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 Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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