Practice Lead- Safety

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Rio Tinto Full time

Practice Lead - Safety

  • Lead and champion improvement through the Safety AoE team across the Northern Hemisphere
  • Be part of a group that is peopleorientated, results driven, while valuing inclusion
  • Role can be based in
    South Africa/ Montreal/ / Salt Lake

About the Role

_ Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs_.**We are looking for a driven, operationally focused safety leader to join our
Safety Area of Expertise (AoE) team as Practice Lead - Safety.


This is a great opportunity to showcase your partnership building skills and your ability to lead strategic improvements across all of the Rio Tinto product groups.

You'll be a key player in building the Safety culture in a sustainable way across your region by bringing best practice to the business and helping the business to move forward on its safety journey.

Reporting to the
Head of Safety AoE, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading and coaching a team of highly capable professionals to drive our strategic initiatives e.g. safety maturity model, fatality elimination program (CRM), improving investigation quality, and effectively sharing and learning from these events
  • Developing talent and capability within your team and across the Safety Function
  • Translating our Group Strategy and objectives into an implementation plan to deliver results
  • Collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external, in the deployment of our global Safety strategy by providing guidance, governance and implementing leading practice through continuous learning
  • Supporting assets in their journey to improve their safety culture through strategic leadership of the Safety Maturity Model
  • Designing and leading impactful and engaging assurance activities
  • Providing high quality safety support on. strategic initiatives and technical advice to our operational teams
  • Supporting development and improvement of our Safety Standards so that they are simple and focused on control of our critical risks.

What you'll bring

  • A University Degree in Health, Safety, Engineering, or a related field
  • A minimum of 10 years or more experience in a role with safety responsibilities
  • A minimum of 5 years or more demonstrated leadership experience
  • Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety Systems; standards and key risk management and assurance processes.
  • Ability to communicate in French is advantageous.
  • Strong communication, problem solving and analysis skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders in various contexts and from different background.
  • Experience in mining or similar heavy industry would be considered as an asset.

What we offer

  • A permanent position working in a global team
  • A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
  • Attractive share ownership plan

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


The HSES function is core to our business and our mission is to be a learning organisation enabling a safe, responsible and productive business that protects and cares for people, the environment and our assets.


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.

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