Radiation Safety Officer

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion;
• Ability to learn in a top organization in the field;
• Role based in Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

We are looking for a Radiation Safety Officer to be primarily focused on supporting the Senior Engineer - Instrumented Protective Systems and act as the Radiation Safety Officer by performing the duties of the Radiation Safety Officer, including compliance with NUREG-1556, Vol. 4, Rev. 1, Appendix C as well as:

• Coordinates all amendments and changes to the RTK radioactive materials licenses as well as updating the RTK Radioactive Materials Inventory at least every six months
• Manages compliance with the regulations and RTK policies in all matters pertaining to radiation safety by working with Industrial Health team and individual facility radiation safety officers at RTK facilities
• Maintains records regarding:
  • Inventory and history of all radioactive materials from time of arrival at RTK to final disposition
  • Exposure history of RTK personnel
  • Leak testing of sealed sources
  • Authorized radioactive material users and applicable training records
• Acts as the regulator partner with the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control regarding facility inspections and notifications of issues with radioactive materials, as necessary
• Provides trainings and documentation for radiation safety practices and procedures at RTK
• Collaborates with the industrial health team and RTK facilities to ensure employees are trained as needed to meet compliance with regulations and RTK policies
• Advises and assists users regarding radiological safety problems and incidents and identifies corrective action
• Manages contractors and suppliers specific to radioactive materials activities including license payments and fees
• Ensures isolation practices of radioactive materials is aligned with federal, state, and company policy.

About you

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

• A strong safety mindset;
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a relevant field;
• Bachelor/Associate Degree in Industrial hygiene, Chemistry, Instrumentation or other applicable field will be beneficial;
• RSO certification with non-routine maintenance training and experience in relocation, alignment, removal, and installation
• Knowledge of SAP scheduling and maintenance planning as well as the Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Good interpersonal skills in liaising with key stakeholders;
• Background in documentation;

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

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.

Where you will be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903, and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Every Voice Matters

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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