- Play a key role in strengthening safety performance and reducing risk across a world-class aluminium smelter.
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Influence leaders, shape safety culture, and drive continuous improvement through coaching, investigations and risk management initiatives.
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Enjoy a permanent Monday to Friday role in Kitimat, BC, with relocation assistance available and access to an exceptional outdoor lifestyle.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for a Safety Specialist to help our operations team strengthen safety performance and deliver sustainable risk reduction outcomes at our aluminium smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia. In this role, you will contribute to a safer, more resilient workplace by partnering with leaders and employees to monitor trends, investigate incidents, support audits and embed effective safety practices across site operations.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about workplace safety, enjoys influencing positive change and wants to make a meaningful impact in a safety-critical industrial environment.
While we don’t offer fly-in-fly-out arrangements, we do offer domestic relocation assistance, to help you settle in and thrive. Join us and become an integral part of our vibrant community. Located on British Columbia, Canada's northwest coast, Kitimat is a welcoming, family‑friendly community set between the mountains and the sea. Known for its strong local economy, modern amenities, short commutes, and endless opportunities for outdoor adventure, it’s an ideal place to build both a career and a life.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to the Superintendent Safety, you will:
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Support site-wide risk reduction initiatives and coaching frontline leaders on safety tools including risk assessments, change management and safety interactions.
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Review safety risks associated with equipment, process and practice changes, and recommend improvements aligned with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
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Monitor incident trends and identify opportunities to proactively improve safety performance.
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Lead or facilitate investigations into high-potential incidents using root cause analysis methodologies to identify sustainable corrective actions.
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Provide technical support for internal and external audits and help maintain compliance with corporate and regulatory safety requirements.
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Coach operational leaders on the implementation of corporate safety programs and sharing key learnings across teams.
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Build capability across the workforce by promoting accountability, collaboration and continuous learning in safety.
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Partner with stakeholders across operations to strengthen safety culture and improve risk awareness.
About you
We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply — if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.
Required for Success
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A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
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Ability to coach leaders, analyse safety data, support audits and implement health, safety and environment initiatives in an operational environment.
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Experience supporting health and safety programs within a large-scale industrial, manufacturing, processing, mining or heavy industrial workplace.
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Qualification in health, safety or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of practical experience and training.
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Working knowledge of safety management systems, risk assessment processes, change management practices and incident investigation methodologies.
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Understanding of applicable health and safety legislation, standards and compliance requirements.
Helpful for Success
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Experience supporting incident investigations using methodologies such as Essential Factors, TapRooT or similar root cause analysis frameworks.
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Experience conducting internal audits and supporting policy review and implementation activities.
Applications close on Monday the 14th of September 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
The base salary range for this role is $103,200 - $154,800 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.
At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
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Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
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Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
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Exclusive employee discounts
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Domestic relocation program
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 70 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.
Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 70 years.
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 situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, 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.
À propos de Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations.
Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.
Respect and Inclusion
Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.
Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.
