• Job Description

  Req#: req99364

  Safety Manager- Richards Bay Minerals

  • Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion.
  • Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development.
  • Based in Richard’s Bay, KZN South Africa.

  About the role

  Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

  We are looking for a Safety Manager to proactively lead and manage the Safety Department in an efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuring the transfer of SHEQ requirements into full corporate and legislative compliance with minimum adverse effects on the Operations of RBM hence guiding the organisation to safety performance levels beyond compliance.

  Reporting to the HSE Business Lead you will be responsible for the following:

  • Provide specialised leadership to the Health and Safety team.
  • Collaborate with the Health & Safety team to develop, gain approval for, refine, and implement the health and safety strategy, ensuring compliance and alignment with relevant legislation and Rio Tinto standards.
  • Establish and monitor management systems such as ISO 14001, 9001, OHSAS 18001, and RT HSEQMS.
  • Support the operations by providing emergency services, medical facilities, medical services and FARB.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations for enhancing safety training and educational programs.
  • 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.
  • Update COP’s and SOP’s to ensure validity and reliability.
  • Supervise and oversee the activities, performance standards, and behavior of designated support staff.
  • Provide guidance and leadership to enable team to carry out tasks safely and professionally.
  • Foster the technical and cultural development of staff through coaching and mentoring.
  • Prepare and manage the section’s annual budget by forecasting operational costs and monitoring monthly expenditure.
  • Prepare and manage the section’s 5-year CAPEX plan by forecasting operational requirements and monitoring/driving progress on a monthly basis

  What you’ll bring

  • Degree in Natural Sciences/Safety / Environment or equivalent
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in a mining sector within SHEQ is required.
  • A minimum MDP or alternate Business Management Qualification will be essential.
  • South African Driver’s license
  • Legal competency in one or more of the specialists SHEQ areas with generalist knowledge of others
  • Leadership in a form of team management is crucial.
  • Change management coupled with stakeholder management is key to this role.
  • Knowledge of Local occupational health and safety regulations as well as MHSA.

  What we offer

  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
  • Wellbeing benefits.
  • Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters.

  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

  Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is a world leader in heavy mineral sands extraction and refining and is South Africa’s largest mineral sands producer. RBM produces predominantly ilmenite, rutile and zircon – materials used in everything from paint to smartphones to sunscreen.

  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 and/ or anything else that makes us different.

  At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Women, the LGBTQIA+ communities, persons with disabilities (PWD) and people from different cultural backgrounds.

  We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our teams enhance our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

• About the company

  Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational and the world's second largest metals and mining corporation, behind BHP, producing iron ore, copper, diamonds, gold and uranium.

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