- Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
- Family-friendly rosters
- Location: Richards Bay, South Africa
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for a Manager: HSE to lead and manage the Health and Safety Department in an efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuring the transfer of HSE requirements into full corporate and legislative compliance with minimum adverse effects on the Operations of RBM. To guide the organisation to health and safety performance levels beyond compliance
Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well. With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.
Reporting to the HSE Business Partner and working in a collaborative community within the HSE team, you will:
- Provide specialised leadership to the Health and Safety team.
- Develop and implement the health and safety strategy and ensure compliance and alignment to the relevant legislation and to Rio Tinto standards.
- Analyse problems and impact of health and safety issues and develop and implement strategies to address them.
- Optimise resource utilisation and ensure continuous improvement throughout department.
- Promote a culture where safety emphasizes personal awareness and responsibility.
- Ensure safe practices, systems and processes are applicable as well as comply with Mine, Health and Safety legislation, OHS Act and RT policies, standards and procedures.
What you’ll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team (standard for all job adverts)
- Degree/National Diploma in Occupational Safety /Safety Management / Engineering or Natural Sciences
- MDP or alternate Business Management qualification advantageous
- 5 years’ HSE experience at Superintendent level in a mining/industrial environment
- Valid Drivers’ licence
- Intermediate computer literacy (MS Office & SAP)
- Well-developed interpersonal and people management skills
- Sound judgment, analytical thinking and decision-making skills
- Well-developed negotiation and facilitation skills
- Ability to manage change
What we offer
- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience
- Annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
- Wellbeing benefits
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
- A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental, etc)
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’ll be working
Certified as a Top Employer for 4 consecutive years, located in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is part of the Rio Tinto Group and is an internationally recognised sand mining and mineral processing operations leader and one of the world’s foremost producers of titanium minerals, high purity pig iron and zircon. We have implemented a sound corporate social development programme and an internationally recognised environmental rehabilitation programme to restore the mined dunes to their natural state once mining operations have ceased.
Every Voice Matters
RBM is an equal opportunity employer and preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups in line with the company’s employment equity plan.
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.