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Superintendent Hse

Rio Tinto Limited - Weipa Airport, QLD

Mining, Oil & Gas

Source: uWorkin We are looking for a Superintendent HSE to join our Health, Safety & Workplace team at Weipa Operations on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to provide strategic direction and operational support across health, safety, emergency management and security functions, helping to create a safe, inclusive and high-performing workplace.

You will work closely with operational leaders, drive continuous improvement, strengthen critical risk management practices, and support our ambition of achieving zero harm. You will lead a team of HSE professionals while partnering across the business to ensure compliance, capability development and sustainable safety outcomes.

What you'll be doing

Reporting To The Manager HSE Weipa, You Will Lead and mentor a team of HSE professionals, fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement

Partner with operational leaders to enhance safety performance and embed effective risk management practices

Provide oversight of incident management and investigation processes, ensuring robust learning and sustainable corrective actions

Analyse health and safety data, identify emerging trends and support operational responses to improve performance

Lead the site's emergency management capability, including the Emergency Services team (professional) and the supporting Emergency Response Team (workplace volunteers)

Champion the Critical Risk Management (CRM) framework and drive assurance activities across the operation

Manage HSE reporting obligations and engagement with required regulatory bodies

Coordinate site audits, assessments and compliance activities, ensuring operational readiness and effective follow-ups

Provide governance and oversight of site security systems and accommodation village security services

About The Employer Lead safety where it matters most and shape the future of health, safety, emergency management and critical risk at one of Australia's largest integrated mining operations

12-month contract opportunity which includes attractive salary and access to a range of additional benefits designed to make your life better

Be part of the Weipa community and live a relaxed, coastal lifestyle on the Cape York Peninsula with access to many outdoor activities!

We're Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other., 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 advantages generated from mining support future generations and that important cultural heritage sites are identified and preserved.

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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 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.

Rio Tinto

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

Demonstrated leadership experience within health, safety, emergency management or a related operational environment

Proven ability to influence and partner with leaders to improve safety performance and drive positive cultural outcomes

Strong incident investigation, risk management and compliance experience within a complex industrial setting

Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, regulators, contractors and external partners

Experience interpreting and applying relevant health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and develop practical improvement initiatives

Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills A commitment to safety, inclusion and continuous improvement

It Will Also Be Beneficial If You Have Tertiary qualifications in Health & Safety,



Emergency Management, or related discipline

Experience working in remote, regional or resource-sector operations

Experience managing contractors and service providers

Financial accountability experience including budget management and delegated spending authority

Work Environment Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.

A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 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 & 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 and cultural leave)

Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you will be working

Opportunity Type Rio Tinto Limited

Weipa Airport, QLD

Mining, Oil & Gas

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