Specialist, Industrial Hygiene

Specialist, Industrial Hygiene

- Provide Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene expertise for a world class Aluminum Smelter, offering a unique opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic industrial setting

- Fixed-term, full-time role with domestic relocation support, starting as soon as possible and ending in July 2027

- This role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Specialist, Industrial Hygiene, to work collaboratively within a team implementing key health and hygiene initiatives at BC Works Aluminum Smelter. This temporary role is ideal for someone who brings technical expertise, insight, and a collaborative approach to supporting operational excellence. Starting as soon as possible and ending on July 30, 2027.

This is a great opportunity for a dedicated professional to step into a key role during a leave of absence. You’ll have the chance to make a meaningful impact on our health and hygiene programs while contributing to the wellbeing of our workforce and the success of our site.

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.

Reporting to the Superintendent Hygiene and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

- Conducting Industrial Hygiene Surveys to identify, assessing, and confirming exposure risks.

- Analysing, interpreting, and evaluating exposure data to recommend improvements aimed at health harm prevention.

- Educating, communicating and engaging with Rio Tinto HSE groups, site leaders and operational personnel.

- Developing and implementing industrial hygiene sampling plans.

- Performing statistical analysis of exposure data, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and company policies and standards.

- Supporting the administration of databases such as within Cority and upholding internal standards for data quality.

- Implementing programs for hazardous materials management, confined spaces, and respiratory protection.

- Providing technical expertise and support to ensure compliance with site standards and assist with the preparation and planning for HSE audits (both internal and external).

- Playing a key role in building a culture of interdependence.

What you’ll bring

- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

- Completion of post-graduate studies in Industrial Hygiene

- A tertiary qualification in industrial hygiene, health, safety, engineering, or related field, or an equivalent combination of skills and experience

- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a health and safety position within an industrial setting

- Demonstrated experience developing, executing, and supporting industrial hygiene programs (including monitoring, audits, investigations, risk assessments and inspections)

- An understanding of legislative requirements relating to health surveillance and occupational hygiene

- A team-player who can also work independently

- Demonstrated leadership and coaching abilities

- Data analysis skills (i.e. Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Cority)

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available, but we do offer domestic relocation assistance to help you settle in and thrive. Join our team and become an integral part of our vibrant community.

Applications close on Sunday the 11th of January 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

What we offer

The base salary range for this role is $101,040 - $151,560 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health 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.

Come join our team and enjoy some great benefits:

- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment

- Career development to further your ambitions

- Competitive salary package

- Ongoing individual wellbeing support

- Exciting multicultural working environment

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.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer 2025) and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for Young People (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer for young people.

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 LGBTQIA2 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 LGBTQ2S+, 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.