HSE Superintendent

Job Title: Health & Safety Superintendent

Location / Roster: Remote mining operation (Northern Territory)
FIFO roster: 8/6 (site-based role)

About the Role:
Hays is partnering with a mining operator seeking an experienced Health & Safety Superintendent to lead the day-to-day implementation of safety systems across site operations.

This is a hands-on, field-based leadership role focused on engaging directly with crews, reinforcing safe behaviours, and ensuring critical controls are consistently applied. Working closely with supervisors, operators and contractors, you will play a key role in supporting safe production outcomes through active presence in the field.

Reporting to the HSE Manager, this role contributes to building a proactive safety culture through coaching, collaboration and practical risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

Field Leadership and Safety Engagement:

• Provide visible safety leadership across site, engaging regularly with crews and supervisors
• Conduct workplace inspections, safety interactions and critical control verifications
• Facilitate pre-starts, toolbox talks and safety communications

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Ensure safety procedures and controls are implemented and maintained in daily operations
• Support hazard identification, risk assessments and safe work practices in the field
• Monitor high-risk activities including working at heights, confined space, isolations and mobile equipment
• Verify compliance with site requirements and relevant legislation

Training and Capability Development:

• Coordinate and support training and verification of competency (VOC) processes
• Coach frontline teams to build capability and ownership of safety practices
• Support onboarding and ongoing safety alignment of contractors

Emergency Response and Incident Management

• Support and coordinate emergency response capability, including drills and readiness
• Participate in incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Assist in maintaining site emergency preparedness

Continuous Improvement and Reporting

• Identify safety trends and emerging risks, escalating where required
• Assist with the development of practical safety improvements
• Maintain accurate records including inspections, training and incident data

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in a health and safety role within mining or heavy industry
• Strong understanding of operational hazards and effective risk controls
• Experience working in a field-based role within remote or site environments
• Exposure to training coordination or competency-based systems
• Experience in inspections, audits and safety interactions in active operations
• Working knowledge of WHS legislation relevant to mining
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and engage across all levels
• Well-developed organisational and reporting capability

Qualifications and Requirements:

Essential:

• Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (or equivalent)
• Relevant experience in mining, construction or heavy industry
• Current manual driver’s licence
• Valid Australian work rights
• Ability to work FIFO in a remote operational environment

Desirable:

• Experience in open cut mining operations
• Emergency Response Team (ERT) experience or training
• Training and Assessment qualification (TAE) or similar experience
• Incident investigation training (e.g. ICAM)
• First aid qualification

Working Conditions:

• Site-based role in a remote mining environment
• Regular work outdoors in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions
• Requires frequent walking, standing and navigating uneven terrain
• Involvement in emergency response activities as required
• Physically active role with moderate manual handling requirements

How to Apply:
If you are an experienced safety professional looking to take on a leadership role in a dynamic mining environment, please apply via the link or contact Hays for a confidential discussion.

Applications will be treated in strict confidence.

Job Title Health & Safety Superintendent

LHS 297508