HSE Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor

Port Hedland, WA | 8:6 Roster | Casual Opportunity | Competitive Rates

Our client,  Rio Tinto, is seeking an experienced  Health & Safety Advisor  to join their site-based team in Port Hedland. This is an excellent opportunity for a safety professional with strong operational experience to support safety performance, risk management, incident investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives across a large-scale mining environment.

About the Role

Working closely with site leaders, frontline teams and contractors, you will provide practical health and safety support, coaching and guidance to help drive a strong safety culture and improve critical control effectiveness.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting Safety Maturity improvement initiatives and assessments.
• Facilitating risk assessments and risk reduction activities.
• Coaching leaders and frontline teams on Critical Risk Management (CRM) and safe work practices.
• Supporting Health & Safety Representatives through mentoring and development.
• Conducting and assisting with incident investigations, reporting and action management.
• Supporting assurance programs, audits and verification activities.
• Analysing safety performance data and providing insights for continuous improvement.
• Participating in Health & Safety working groups and cross-functional improvement initiatives.
• Supporting psychosocial risk management and health promotion programs.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• Previous experience as a Health & Safety Advisor within mining, civil construction, heavy industry or production environments.
• Extensive experience supporting large-scale civil and/or production projects.
• Exposure to operations with  50+ pieces of mobile plant.
• Strong experience in risk assessments, incident investigations and assurance processes.
• Previous experience working with  Rio Tinto  is highly desirable.
• Experience using  Enablon, Forwood and SafeDay.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer literacy and confidence preparing incident reports, event investigations and safety documentation.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation and industry best practice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and coach at all levels.

What's on Offer?

• Casual position
• 8:6 roster
• Site-based role in Port Hedland
• Competitive hourly rates
• Opportunity to work with one of Australia's leading mining operators
• Collaborative team environment with a strong focus on safety and continuous improvement

If you have a strong operational safety background and are looking for your next opportunity supporting Rio Tinto, we would love to hear from you.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.