Isolation & Permitting Specialist

3 weeks ago


Gladstone Central, Australia RioTinto Full time

Isolation and Permitting Specialist

  • Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
  • Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
  • Work for Rio Tinto in a busy regional town with a fantastic outdoor lifestyle and closeknit community

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Isolation and Permitting Specialist to improve the isolation & permitting standards as the Yarwun refinery moves into an electronic permitting platform utilising Intelipermit.

This is a great opportunity for a good communicator who can set standards and influence at all levels in the business.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Initially reporting to the Manager – Production and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Production department, you will:

  • Provide functional leadership, support and coaching for Permit Issuers.
  • Be the custodian of Isolation and Permit Standards to ensure they are current and there is alignment with current practices.
  • Project Manage the continued role out of Intelipermit.
  • Develop a culture of scheduling permit issuing to develop a smooth drumbeat of work.
  • Maintain oversight of the effectiveness of isolation & permitting systems including monitoring incidents to design system improvement and training. 

What you’ll bring

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • Previous experience working in a similar role and environment.
  • Exposure to hazard identification and management.
  • An understanding of isolations, P&IDs, work permit processes, WHS requirements, legislation, and risk assessment processes.
  • The ability to coordinate with multiple people across departments.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Clear understanding of integrated management systems, word processing, presentations and spread sheets.
  • Previous exposure electronic permitting systems will be highly regarded.

What we offer

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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
  • 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 & 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 leave) 
  • Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more) 
  • Possible domestic relocation assistance

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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually. As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on 10th September 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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