Job Description
Safety Manager - USA00051 Rio Tinto Minerals \ Boron, CA
Rio Tinto Minerals (RTM) is seeking a Safety Manager based in Boron, California. The position is located on-site at Boron Operations in the Safety department. This location offers a wide variety of places to have your home. Only two hours from Los Angeles, the beach and ski slopes, you can choose from big city convenience to country lifestyle. It is a great place to live and work with outstanding lifestyle and career prospects. Most employees live approximately 60 miles from the site.
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. Learn more at www.riotinto.com/careersand www.riotintominerals.com.
RTM is the acknowledged world leader in developing industrial minerals - building blocks for life, and for products that contribute to better living - and in developing solutions to build customers' businesses. RTM operates globally and includes two businesses in the United States: Rio Tinto Borax and Luzenac. Rio Tinto Borax supplies nearly half of the global demand for refined borates - key ingredients for fiberglass, glass, ceramics, fertilizers, wood preservatives, and hundreds of other products. Luzenac supplies 25% of the global demand for talc, employing approximately 1500 people on four continents.
Responsibilities: *Responsible for leading the safety organization and charged with the health and safety policy implementation, workers compensation, risk assessment and compliance in the areas of lockout tagout, industrial hygiene, confined space entry, ergonomics, contractor safety management and related safety and health efforts. *Serve as the principal liaison for cross-company teams on health and safety issues. *Oversee and foster the sustainable safety culture change process. *Ensure performance metrics are adequately communicated and measured. *Interface routinely with various levels of organization. *Develop the safety leadership pipeline across the organization. *Work collaboratively with union and non-union employees to implement strategic safety initiatives.
Qualifications: *4 year relevant university degree required, masters degree preferred *10 years safety experience in mining or a heavy manufacturing environment *Knowledge and skills in all areas of safety and industrial hygiene management *Knowledge of OSHA and MSHA
Rio Tinto's success depends on talented, motivated professionals. We offer unparalleled opportunities to grow and establish a global career, and to be involved in exciting projects with a leading-edge company. Rio Tinto offers a competitive compensation and benefit package, including retirement and 401(k) plans.
Qualified candidates should apply online at www.riotinto.com/careers or click HERE to apply.
Position open until filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: http://riotint.contacthr.com/11269202 or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at https://riotinto.taleo.net/careersection/4/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=usa00051
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