Mining Health & Safety Leader: Drive Safe Operations

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

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.