Senior Safety Advisor

The Benefits

• MinRes-owned and operated site, working with our safety systems where you can drive real safety culture.
• Competitive base salary + super + annual company bonus, with generous employee discount programmes and the MyShare Plan.
• 8:6 FIFO roster promoting work-life balance.

The Opportunity

The CSI Onslow Coastal Safety Team is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Advisor to join the team. This is an opportunity to provide visible, practical safety leadership across a dynamic coastal operation, partnering with leaders, supervisors and frontline teams to strengthen a positive, proactive safety culture.

You will play a key role in supporting safe work planning, coaching operational teams, identifying and managing risk, and driving continuous improvement in health and safety performance. The role suits a confident and collaborative safety professional who can build trusted relationships, communicate clearly at every level, and turn safety requirements into practical outcomes in the field. Experience and/or exposure to haulage, ports, marine and crushing would be an advantage but is not essential.

This role is FIFO to Onslow on an 8:6 roster, where you will contribute to a high-performing team focused on ensuring everyone goes home safe, every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, review and maintain Safety Management Plans and Project Risk Registers, ensuring currency, formal change control, and effective control of all tasks, including Critical Tasks.
• Manage timely reporting and communication with DMIRS and clients, including incident, hazard and non-compliance reporting via the INX system.
• Coordinate health and hygiene monitoring programmes (noise, dust, hazardous substances and drinking water) and manage exceedances per site plans.
• Lead incident and hazard investigations, trend analysis and corrective/preventative actions to drive continuous safety performance improvement.
• Provide guidance, coaching and support to Safety Advisors, ESOs, Medics, contractors and site personnel on safety standards, legislation and Critical Risk Management.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to support risk assessments, JHAs, SWIs, audits, inspections and emergency response readiness.
• Maintain compliance registers, statutory appointments and training/induction records in line with legislative obligations.
• Represent safety in pre-start, Return to Work and Safety Committee meetings, and liaise with regulators (e.g. DMIRS) as required.
• Support the Injury Management and Return to Work programme, and monitor PPE compliance across site.

What will you bring?

• Occupational Health and Safety (Advanced Diploma minimum requirement).
• Current C Class driver’s licence.
• Lead Auditor qualification (desirable).
• ICAM or TAP Root Investigation Technique qualification.
• Previous experience as a Senior Safety Advisor in a similar environment.
• Knowledge of risk management and loss prevention techniques.
• Experience in the development and implementation of safety management systems.
• Experience in the practical application of safety in a heavy industrial/mining industry.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Western Australian Occupational Health and Safety, Workers’ Compensation legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to think creatively and laterally.
• Awareness of Equal Opportunity policies.

About Mineral Resources (MinRes)

Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services across Western Australia. We are a growing industry leader on the back of our desire to think differently, navigate challenging operating landscapes and seize new opportunities.