Health & Safety Superintendent

Overview

In this leadership role, you drive health, safety and training across the mining site to support operational excellence. You will embed a strong safety culture, manage risk, and develop workforce competency while ensuring regulatory compliance. Reporting to the HSEC Manager, you will lead and mentor a team of HSEC and training professionals and coordinate audits and emergency preparedness. This is a hands-on opportunity to shape safety performance at scale and across site operations.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary: $170k – $190k + Super + Bonus + Benefits
• 5/2 roster (Mon-Fri)

Responsibilities

• Lead the site Health and Safety Management System implementation and continual improvement
• Advance safety culture through visible leadership and workforce engagement
• Oversee risk management activities: hazardID, critical controls, inspections, safety assurance
• Lead investigations into incidents and high-potential events with root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Develop and manage the site’s training and competency framework
• Oversee occupational health and wellbeing programs and health monitoring
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely regulatory reporting
• Maintain and test emergency response plans and support site preparedness
• Lead, coach and mentor a multidisciplinary HSEC and Training team

Key requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Management, or a related discipline
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122 or equivalent)
• 5-10 years’ experience in health, safety and training leadership within mining, resources, or heavy industry
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and mining regulations
• Experience managing safety management systems and leading incident investigations (ICAM, TapRooT, or equivalent)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills
• Proven capability to lead, coach, and mentor a multidisciplinary team

• excellent communication
• stakeholder engagement
• problem-solving
• WHS legislation and mining regulations
• safety management systems
• risk management processes

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