Health & Safety Superintendent

Iluka Resources; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8:6 roster FIFO/DIDO/Residential

Relocation assistance

Training & professional development

Parental leave up to 18 weeks

Shares matching scheme

Job summary

Iluka Resources is seeking a Health & Safety Superintendent for the Balranald Operation. You will lead the health, safety, and occupational hygiene programs, mentoring a multidisciplinary team while ensuring regulatory compliance and fostering a proactive safety culture.

The role involves strategic safety leadership in a high-grade mineral sands operation with new mining methods, offering relocation support, parental leave, and a comprehensive remuneration package.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline with leading practice HSE management.
• Significant mining industry experience preferred.
• Proven track record of safety, health and occupational hygiene performance.
• Strong understanding of NSW mining legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish, lead and monitor safety, health and occupational hygiene programs and systems.
• Drive the continuous improvement of safety, health and occupational hygiene practices.
• Lead and mentor a small multi-disciplinary team to support mining and processing activities.
• Maintain statutory obligation compliance with regulators.
• Oversee workers’ compensation, injury prevention and injury management processes.
• Influence behavioural change through active site engagement and Safety Visits.
• Manage and audit site compliance to Group HSEC Standards & Procedures.
• Lead/ facilitate incident investigations including ICAMs.
• Review investigations to identify contributing factors and root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and manage First Response capability to meet site needs.

Skills

Safety leadership

Influencing skills

Interpersonal skills

Incident investigations

Education

Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline

Job description

8 days on, 6 days off, Permanent Position

FIFO from Melbourne or Adelaide, or DIDO regional or relocation support available

Iluka Resources is a global critical minerals company with a proud 70-year history and an exciting future. As we enter a pivotal phase of growth, we are seeking a passionate Health & Safety Superintendent to help shape and embed a strong safety culture at our pioneering Balranald Operation.

Join Iluka's new Balranald Operation that deploys a novel, remotely operated, underground mining technology based on Horizontal Direction Drilling platforms to extract ore. Balranald deposit is one of the highest-grade mineral sands deposits in the world, containing significant quantities of titanium minerals rutile and zircon, as well as smaller but material quantities of rare earths.

About the location

Iluka’s Balranald operation is located just outside of Balranald township in regional south-western NSW.

You can choose to reside locally, drive-in drive-out from towns within the regional area, or fly-in fly-out from Melbourne or Adelaide. Relocation assistance will be provided if required for the preferred candidate.

About the role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the primary purpose of this role is to strategically lead the Health and Safety team in delivery of best practice health, safety, occupational hygiene and injury management/ prevention outcomes for the operation. You will provide leadership through coaching and mentoring of employees utilising high levels of communication, engagement, and influence.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Establish, lead and monitor safety, health and occupational hygiene programs and systems


• Drive the continuous improvement of safety, health and occupational hygiene practices


• Lead and mentor a small team of multi-disciplinary technical professionals to ensure optimal mining and processing activities


• Maintain statutory obligation compliance with regulators


• Oversee the management of workers compensation, injury prevention and injury management processes


• Influence behavioural change through being active within the operation, regular Safety Visits and promotion of the ‘Safe Production Leadership’ philosophy


• Manage and audit the site compliance to the Group HSEC Standards & Procedures


• Lead/ facilitate incident investigations including ICAM’s


• Review and analyse completed investigations to ensure contributing factors and root causes are identified, and corrective actions are appropriate to prevent recurrence


• Develop, implement and manage an appropriate First Response capability to meet the sites needs

About you

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Preferred tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline with a thorough understanding of leading practice health, safety, and occupational hygiene management


• Significant experience in the mining industry preferred


• A track record in achieving high levels of safety, health, and occupational hygiene performance


• In-depth understanding and application of NSW mining legislation


• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills at all levels


• A desire to be active and highly visible within the operation

Our offer to you

• Be involved in the development of a new mine with new mining methods


• Family friendly 8:6 roster FIFO/DIDO/Residential


• Opportunities for training and professional development


• Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave


• Competitive remuneration package including allowances and bonus structure


• Company shares matching scheme


• Attractive relocation assistance packages for those interested

We are committed to upholding our Business Values, supporting equal opportunities, gender equality and cultural diversity.

Applicants will be required to meet Iluka’s pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening and hold a valid motor vehicle driver’s license.

Full working rights in Australia are required for you to be eligible to apply for this role.

Applications close: 2 of November 2026

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