Superintendent - Safety, Emergency Services & Security| Telfer

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Newcrest is committed to building a diverse workforce. Our strategic focus is on gender diversity and diversity to reflect the communities in which we operate. Creating an inclusive culture will enable us to leverage the richness of cultures across our workforce and the capability of our diverse employees to get better business outcomes.

Our technical expertise is something we are quietly proud of. Through our investment in research and development, we have advanced the technical development of our mining methods, achieving operational efficiencies. Whether you are part of our offices, or at one of our sites near or far, you will find so much more than you expect.

Operations near and far

Located in the Great Sandy Desert in East Pilbara, Western Australia, Telfer is a fly in out fly out operation from Perth which recognizes the importance of work-life balance.  Our comfortable, well furnished rooms include Foxtel, and our site offers quality food with healthy options, medical care, sports and recreation activities. Families are welcomed several times a year to open days to support our community feel at Telfer. 

It’s a great time to be joining Newcrest!

Who we’re looking for:

Reporting into the Manager – People, Safety and Risk, a permanent opportunity has arisen for a Superintendent - Safety, Emergency Services & Security to lead and support a team of high performing safety professionals whilst maintaining a close working relationship with the wider site.

The Superintendent – Safety oversees safe, efficient, and cost-effective operational control across Telfer’s Safety, Security and Emergency Management Response sections in line with legal and company requirements.

A few key responsibilities will include:

• The leadership and operational direction to the Safety, Security and Emergency Management Response work teams
• Providing technical guidance and developing strategies for the respective three functions
• Contribute to business improvement activities through the review, development, and maintenance of relevant task instructions & procedures and conducting regular inspections to ensure consistent compliance of these within the department
• Lead and engage the team in the development of the departmental business plan, encouraging full participation and buy-in from team members and providing clear communication and understanding of department goals, targets, and objectives, whilst ensuring full alignment with the business unit, strategic plan
• Build consistency, professionalism and develop stakeholder trust in the department by coaching, mentoring, and continually communicating in an appropriate manner to ensure their full understanding of their role and commitment to service delivery.
• Driving a high-quality safety performance and culture

You will be safety-focused, team-oriented, enable and drive continuous improvement and be willing to strive for results. 

Ideally, you will also have the following:

• Demonstrable operational experience in a safety role within the mining or heavy industry
• A relevant tertiary qualification in health and safety or similar
• Previous Superintendent and/or leadership experience, leading teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills

We are looking for an experienced leader who is familiar with working in a highly collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on innovation and best practices.

Please note: This is a permanent role, FIFO from Perth Telfer on an 8 days on/6 off roster (Monday to Monday)

Our commitment to you

Look around and you’ll discover opportunities to explore different pathways. Supported by development programs and guided by our leaders, you’ll learn and grow in your time with us.

Keeping our people safe and healthy is our most important asset. Our commitment to safety, health and wellbeing is supported by systems and standards that embed our safety culture.

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.

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