Specialist Safety | Goonyella
BHP
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
We currently have an exciting opportunity available to join our Health, Safety and Environment team as a Safety Specialist at Goonyella Mine located within the Bowen Basin.
The role is offered on a Mon – Fri roster, reporting directly to the HSE Superintendent. Flexible work options will be considered.
In this role key responsibilities will include:
- Contributes to the
- strategic management of safety related issues, provisions and initiatives across the organisation (e.g hazardous materials etc)
- Establish strong working relationships with internal stakeholders
- Coach, influence and provide technical expertise to assist in building Safety and Health capacity and capability within operations / site-based functions
- Support line management in their accountability for HSE risk assessments, event classification and investigation, field leadership and compliance to relevant HSE requirements through effective coaching
- Review and analysis of emerging trends at a site level and support risk owners with the development of safety focused initiatives to improve safety compliance and outcomes
- Analyse leading and lagging performance trends to develop appropriate response plans for senior leaders to improve safety compliance and outcomes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will be a self-motivated professional who is able to coach effectively through strong communication and engagement skills. You will also have a solid record of achieving results through influence and mentoring stakeholders.
We are seeking candidates who are able to demonstrate the following:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a genuine desire to engage and help people
- Solution focused and action orientated with the capability to meet deadlines and support continuous improvement
- Previous exposure to the mining and minerals processing industries is preferable
- Knowledge of the WHS and QLD Coal Mining legislation is highly desirable
- Exposure to BHP operating systems is highly desirable
- Tertiary qualifications in Health and Safety or a related field (or equivalent experience)
From day 1, no matter where you are from or your background, you’ll be accepted into the BHP family. Click here to find out more!
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.
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.