Safety Advisor

Safety Advisor

Darwin FIFO | 8 Days On / 6 Days Off | Wednesday to Wednesday Roster Minimum 6-Month Casual Contract

Hays is partnering with a major global mining organisation to appoint an experienced Safety Advisor for a Darwin-based FIFO opportunity. Supporting a large-scale surface mining operation, this role offers the chance to influence safety performance, partner closely with operational leaders and contribute to a workplace where safety remains at the forefront of every decision.

Working as part of a collaborative HSEC team, you will provide practical safety leadership across site operations, ensuring compliance with company standards, legislative requirements and industry best practice. This is a highly visible field-based role suited to a safety professional who enjoys building strong relationships, driving continuous improvement and creating meaningful safety outcomes on site.

The Role

Reporting into the site HSEC team, responsibilities will include:

• Providing professional health and safety advice to site leaders, employees and contractors.
• Supporting compliance with company health and safety standards, policies and legislative requirements.
• Conducting workplace inspections, safety observations, risk assessments and hazard management activities.
• Reviewing, assisting and completing incident investigations, ensuring effective corrective actions are implemented.
• Supporting internal and external audit programs and driving closure of audit actions.
• Maintaining and administering the site’s BSafe safety management database.
• Monitoring safety performance and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promoting and reinforcing a positive safety culture through visible leadership and stakeholder engagement.

About You

To be successful, you will possess:

• Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety, Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Safety Advisor or similar role.
• Previous surface mining experience is essential.
• Demonstrated experience working with safety management systems and databases.
• Strong understanding of WHS/OHS legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience conducting workplace inspections, audits and incident investigations.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to influence positive safety outcomes across operational and contractor workgroups.

Highly Regarded

• Certificate IV Training and Assessment (TAE).
• Internal auditing qualifications.
• ICAM or equivalent incident investigation training.
• Experience using Bsafe or similar mining safety management systems.

What’s on Offer?

• Darwin-based FIFO roster.
• 8 Days On, 6 Days Off roster, Wednesday to Wednesday.
• Minimum 6-month contract with strong potential for extension.
• Opportunity to join a globally recognised mining organisation.
• Support a large-scale surface mining operation with a strong focus on safety and operational excellence.
• Work alongside experienced operational and HSEC leaders in a highly visible, site-based role.

If you are an experienced Safety Advisor looking to contribute to a high-performing mining operation whilst continuing to develop your career with a global industry leader, we would like to hear from you.

If you're interested in this role, click 'APPLY TODAY' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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