Safety Management Systems Specialist | Mt Arthur | Monday - Friday

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

Based at our Mt Arthur Coal Operation on a Monday to Friday roster this is a residential role. Reporting to the Superintendent Statutory Compliance & Site Systems, the Safety Management Systems Specialist role is responsible for performing technical tasks and ensuring compliance of the site’s Safety Management System (SMS) within the legislative and business requirements.

This includes:

• Act as a site champion for the site’s SMS – Ensure business & legal compliance for SMS documents and processes
• Design, implement, maintain & continuously improve the site SMS and its associated sub processes
• Ensure quality control, audit & revision plans for the site SMS
• Support the Mine Engineering Manager (MEM) with risk assurance auditors, inspectors and regulators with regard to the site SMS
• Manage statutory and non-statutory MEM appointments
• Facilitate / Coordinate SMS risk assessments including planning, scoping & consultation

About You

As the successful candidate you will possess the following: 

• You are a driven safety systems and compliance professional who enjoys developing initiatives that influence & support the continuous development and improvement of management systems, compliance and assurance related programs
• Good leadership skills & the ability to foster a teamwork atmosphere 
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Proven commitment to safety 
• Formal training / qualification in Health & Safety Management and/or Risk Management
• Solid knowledge & understanding of WHS Legislation applied to open cut mines, SMS & risk systems.

About Our Process

 At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

BHP also requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people (from the 31st of January 2022 or earlier depending on relevant state health directives). If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this new requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce. For further information please see our website.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.