Health & Safety Manager - WA Mining

Alcoa Australia; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Growth opportunities

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Employee assistance program

Alcoa Benefits program

Job summary

Alcoa Australia is seeking a Health & Safety Manager for WA Mining, based at our Huntly and Willowdale sites. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across the mines, implementing health and safety systems, critical risk controls and injury prevention initiatives.

You will partner with senior leaders to drive safe outcomes, coach teams and strengthen governance, audits and incident investigations to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Significant senior health and safety leadership experience in mining or heavy industry.
• Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience in risk-based health and safety management, auditing, inspections and investigations.
• Proven ability to influence, coach and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, leadership and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of health and safety strategies, systems and critical risk controls.
• Partner with operational leaders to drive safe outcomes, build capability and influence performance.
• Provide expert advice, coaching and guidance across health and safety, emergency response, contractor management and site security functions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, foster engagement and accountability, and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive incident prevention initiatives, audits, investigations and governance activities to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

Skills

Risk management

Auditing

Inspections

Investigations

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Communication

Legislation knowledge

Education

Health and Safety Management degree

Job description

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 as a permanent basis working a Monday to Friday roster.

Key responsibilities

• 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.

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