Senior Advisor – Occupational Hygiene

Westgold 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 a proud Western Australian gold producer with strong regional roots, a commitment to safety, and a focus on developing our people. We are seeking an experienced Senior Advisor – Occupational Hygiene to provide discipline leadership, governance, and technical guidance across all Westgold operations.

This Perth-based Head Office role operates on a Monday–Friday basis, with occasional travel to site as required.

About the Role

Reporting to the Superintendent Health & Hygiene, you will act as Westgold’s senior authority for occupational hygiene. The role provides strategic oversight, statutory assurance, and technical leadership to support a strong, consistent approach to health risk management across multiple operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Govern and assure Westgold’s Health & Hygiene Management System
• Ensure compliance with statutory occupational hygiene requirements
• Lead the preparation of Annual Hygiene Reports
• Analyse and interpret enterprise-wide hygiene sampling data
• Provide high-level technical advice to site and corporate stakeholders
• Mentor and support site-based Hygiene Advisors
• Conduct corporate hygiene audits and assurance activities
• Build strong relationships with operational leaders and regulators
• Monitor and advise on changes in relevant legislation and standards

About You

• Degree or Master’s qualification in Occupational Hygiene or a related field
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in mining or heavy industry hygiene
• Certificate IV – Surface Ventilation Officer
• Noise Officer qualification
• Strong technical expertise with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders
• WA C-Class Driver’s Licence and National Police Clearance

Why Join Westgold?

• Perth-based, Monday–Friday role with occasional site travel
• Exposure across all Westgold operations
• Opportunity to influence health strategy at an enterprise level
• Supportive and values-driven team culture
• Competitive salary and employee benefits

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.