Health & Safety Manager - Wa Mining

Alcoa; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration

Bonus plan

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Employee assistance program

Alcoa Benefits program

Salary packaging

Job summary

Alcoa is seeking a Health & Safety Manager for WA Mining, reporting to the Manager of Mines. On-site at Huntly and Willowdale, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across health and safety systems, risk management, and injury prevention initiatives.

Based on site, you will play a key leadership role in supporting operational excellence and ensuring people go home safe every day. This permanent role features a Monday–Friday roster, opportunities for career growth, and a strong

Qualifications

• Senior level health & safety leadership experience in mining, heavy industry or equivalent.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk-based HSE management, audits, inspections and investigations.
• Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of HSE strategies, systems and critical risk controls.
• Partner with operational leaders to drive safe outcomes and build capability.
• Provide expert advice, coaching and guidance across HSE, emergency response and contractor management.

Skills

HSE leadership

Risk management

Auditing

Inspections

Legislation knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Leadership

Communication

Education

Health & Safety Management degree

Job description

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

As the Health & Safety Manager for WA Mining reporting directly to the Manager of Mines, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across our Huntly and Willowdale mine sites, partnering with senior leaders to ensure the effective implementation of health and safety systems, critical risk management, and injury prevention initiatives. Based on site at Huntly and Willowdale, you will play a key leadership role in supporting operational excellence, building capability, and strengthening our commitment to protecting people and performance. This role is offered on a permanent basis working a Monday to Friday roster.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the implementation and continuous improvement of health and safety strategies, systems and critical risk controls.
• Partnering with operational leaders to drive safe outcomes, build capability and influence performance.
• Providing expert advice, coaching and guidance across health and safety, emergency response, contractor management and site security functions.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams, fostering engagement, accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Driving incident prevention initiatives, audits, investigations and governance activities to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
• Championing Alcoa's commitment to ensuring everyone goes home safe every day.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
• Employee growth and development opportunities.
• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.
• Employee assistance program for personal support services.
• My Alcoa Benefits program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role

• Significant experience in a senior health and safety leadership position within mining, heavy industry, manufacturing or a comparable operational environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk-based health and safety management, auditing, inspections and investigations.
• Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to influence, coach and engage stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
• Exceptional communication, leadership and relationship-building skills.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Health and Safety Management or a related discipline.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

As one of the world’s largest alumina refineries, our Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery produces approximately 4.7 million metric tons each year. Located within the Shire of Murray in the Peel region of WA, just east of the Pinjarra town site, our workplace offers an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.