Manager Health and Safety
NewBe an early applicantWestgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.
Westgold is seeking an experienced Manager Health & Safety to champion safety excellence across one of our key operations on a permanent 4:3 roster. This is a pivotal leadership role supporting the General Manager - Operations, ensuring the effective implementation of Westgold's Mine Safety Management System and providing expert guidance to operational teams.
If you are passionate about safety, collaboration and building a strong site-wide safety culture, this role offers the opportunity to lead strategic WHS initiatives, influence operational outcomes and drive continuous improvement across the business.
About the Role
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach and mentor WHS personnel across the operation.
- Manage the site's medical and emergency response capability.
- Ensure operational leaders understand and meet WHS statutory requirements.
- Support the site team in applying effective risk management processes.
Planning & Strategy
- Implement Westgold's Annual WHS Strategic Plan.
- Develop internal audit and inspection schedules.
- Maintain the site Risk Register and training processes.
- Prepare the annual WHS operational budget.
- Develop and implement site-specific WHS procedures as required.
Performance, Reporting & Compliance
- Oversee WHS statutory reporting and compliance requirements.
- Identify trends and implement programs to address incident patterns.
- Conduct and review incident investigations, ensuring timely close-out of actions.
- Manage ChemAlert, INX systems, workers' compensation processes and LMS training data.
- Attend and contribute to safety meetings and daily pre-starts.
About You
Skills & Experience
- Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, regulations and mining industry standards.
- Experience developing WHS policies, procedures and improvement programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in risk assessment and risk management strategies.
- Strong operational understanding of mining environments and critical controls.
- Incident investigation experience, with ICAM highly regarded.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proven leadership, coaching and mentoring capability.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret WHS data and drive improvements.
Essential Qualifications
- Tertiary or Diploma qualification in Work Health & Safety.
- Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue (including BG4).
- Certificate IV in Health Care or equivalent.
- HLTPAT005 – Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing.
- Current C-Class Driver's Licence.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar WHS role within the mining industry.
Desirable Qualifications
- Statutory Supervisor qualification.
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- ICAM Investigation certification.
Why Westgold?
At Westgold, our people are at the centre of everything we do. This is an opportunity to join a growing Australian gold producer where safety, accountability and continuous improvement are highly valued. You'll play a critical leadership role influencing site performance, supporting operational excellence and helping shape a strong safety culture across the business.
The Westgold Offer:
A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
A range of benefits including:
Performance based bonus
Group salary continuous insurance
A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount
A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
5 years' pro rata long service leave
Salary sacrifice options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.
Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.
Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!
Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).
Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au
Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.