Hygiene Specialist

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role:

At BHP, we are committed to fostering a safe, healthy and inclusive workplace. We are currently seeking an experienced Hygiene Specialist to join our WA Iron Ore (WAIO) operations, supporting the identification, assessment and management of occupational hygiene risks across site.

In this role, you will provide specialist occupational hygiene advice and support to ensure the health and wellbeing of our workforce. You will work closely with site leadership and operational teams, contributing to effective exposure control strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, assessing and managing occupational hygiene hazards, including noise, dust, gases, heat stress, asbestos, chemicals and biological agents.
• Completing verification activities for site Health Management Plans and exposure control strategies.
• Managing unexpected hygiene events, including hazard assessments and recommending immediate corrective actions to protect worker health.
• Providing expert advice and coaching to leaders and teams on occupational hygiene risks and regulatory requirements.
• Supporting and executing site monitoring programs, including contractor management and ad hoc sampling activities.
• Managing occupational hygiene data within the Cority system to ensure high-quality data and accurate reporting.
• Supporting hygiene improvement projects across multiple sites.
• Fulfilling statutory appointments as Noise Officer and Mine Air Quality Officer for site(s).
• Consistently complying with safety standards, procedures and ways of working.

About You

You will be an experienced occupational hygiene professional with a strong safety mindset and the confidence to influence at all levels of the business.

Mandatory requirements:

• Qualifications required to be appointed as a statutory Noise Officer and Mine Air Quality Officer.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in occupational hygiene.

Desirable attributes:

• Degree qualification in Occupational Hygiene, Health Science, or another relevant science-based discipline.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across operational and leadership teams.
• High attention to detail and demonstrated capability in managing and analysing large data sets.
• Proven commitment to personal wellbeing and a willingness to speak up to protect the health of others.
• Membership with the AIOH is advantageous.

What We Offer:

• A FIFO roster of 5:2, 4:3, supporting work–life balance.
• The opportunity to work across large-scale operations within WA Iron Ore.
• A supportive, values-driven team culture with a strong focus on health and wellbeing.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.