Emergency Services Advisor- Underground

Emergency Services Advisor- Underground

• Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals company where safety comes first

• Competitive Salary and Benefits with career advancement opportunities are offered

• Role Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Emergency Services Advisor- Underground to assist with managing, training, and promoting the emergency response teams at the Kennecott Bingham Canyon Mine Underground. This role will report directly to and work with the Senior Emergency Services Advisor and play a strong role in the development and direction of Emergency Response for Kennecott underground.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring compliance to Rio Tinto HSE standards and Rio Tinto Underground Emergency Management Group Procedure.

• Coordinating and training the emergency response teams (ERT) on site to a competent and capable standard in all hazard-based responses including medical, fire, hazmat, confined space rescue and working at heights rescue specifically in the underground mining environment.

• Ensuring compliance with MSHA regulations regarding Underground Mine Rescue Teams including, availability, mine rescue station, equipment and maintenance, physical requirements for mine rescue team, training for mine rescue teams, and mine emergency notification plan.

• Assisting with development and maintenance of Business Resilience Plans, Emergency Response Plans, Incident Action Plans, Rescue Plans, etc.

• Ensuring all ERT equipment is maintained, serviceable and ready for use including Emergency Response Station, firefighting equipment, foam machines, BG4 CCBA units, underground ambulance and response vehicles, response trailer, lifting bags, gas detection equipment, rope rescue and confined space rescue equipment, etc.

• Identifying, resourcing, and obtaining additional emergency response equipment as needed.

• Coordinating annual training of employees in Incident Command, CPR/ AED, first aid, plant evacuation procedures and fire extinguisher use.

• Completion of emergency response drills in the underground, including reporting and completion of improvement actions.

• Assist with scheduling and conducting evacuation exercises.

• Participating in multiple annual audits throughout the year.

• Offer support and direction during emergency response incidents at Kennecott Underground.

• Liaise with external responding agencies and provide them with periodic familiarization training.

What you'll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience in Underground Mining and Safety.

• Extensive experience in Underground Emergency Response.

• Extensive instructor experience

• MSHA 40hr certification.

• MSHA Blue Card holder with designations in underground and mine rescue.

• BLS Provider CPR/ AED and First Aid certifications.

• Competent in computer use and the MS office suite

• A team-oriented management style in a matrix organization.

• An attitude towards learning and self-development.

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment

• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees

• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.

• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program

• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.

• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing

• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.

• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

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

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903, and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.