Safety Advisor - Exploration

Harmony Gold; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony is seeking a safety professional for Cloncurry, Australia, with DIDO from local communities or FIFO from Brisbane/Townsville. The role focuses on promoting a strong safety culture, supporting statutory obligations, and maintaining the SHMS across exploration activities.

A diploma in WHS and incident-investigation training are preferred, with a valid C-class licence and first aid certification required.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (or equivalent)
• RIIRIS402E Carry Out the Risk Management Process
• Incident investigation training (ICAM, TapRooT or equivalent)
• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• Current C Class Driver's Licence

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across all personnel and contractors.
• Support the SSE in meeting statutory obligations across mining lease and exploration activities.
• Support and maintain the Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) and keep safety procedures current and practical.
• Facilitate hazard identification, risk assessments and critical controls for exploration risks, including drilling, remote work, working at heights, vehicle operation and fatigue.
• Monitor high-risk work and contractor safety performance against company standards.
• Support Supervisors, Geologists.
• Conduct safety audits and inspections of facilities, equipment and work processes.
• Support incident investigations, safety reporting and corrective actions.
• Assist with emergency preparedness, response planning and emergency exercises.
• Work with site safety and training teams to develop and improve exploration safety training.

Education

Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (or equivalent)

RIIRIS402E Carry Out the Risk Management Process

Incident investigation training (ICAM, TapRooT or equivalent)

First Aid and CPR certification

Current C Class Driver's Licence

Job description

Job Description

Harmony is committed to supporting local and regional employment. We strongly encourage applications from people living in Cloncurry, Mount Isa, Townsville and surrounding North Queensland communities.

This role will be DIDO from local communities or FIFO from Brisbane or Townsville to our site in Cloncurry with local candidates highly regarded. The roster is 8 days on, 6 days off.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across all personnel and contractors.


• Support the SSE in meeting statutory obligations across mining lease and exploration activities.


• Support and maintain the Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) and keep safety procedures current and practical.


• Facilitate hazard identification, risk assessments and critical controls for exploration risks, including drilling, remote work, working at heights, vehicle operation and fatigue.


• Monitor high-risk work and contractor safety performance against company standards.


• Support Supervisors, Geologists


• Conduct safety audits and inspections of facilities, equipment and work processes.


• Support incident investigations, safety reporting and corrective actions.


• Assist with emergency preparedness, response planning and emergency exercises.


• Work with site safety and training teams to develop and improve exploration safety training.

About the Employer

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high-grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, NSW and is constructing the Eva Copper Mine in Cloncurry, QLD with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.

The Eva Copper Mine is a significant and strategically important project for Harmony marking a major milestone in the company's copper growth strategy and its long-term commitment to Northwest Queensland. The mine will have a minimum life of 15 years and will involve mining multiple open cut pits providing copper bearing ore to a concentrator. Front-end engineering design is complete, and mine construction is expected to take up to 30 months with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year.

About the Candidate

• Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (or equivalent)


• Experience in safety management on heavy drilling equipment


• RIIRIS402E Carry Out the Risk Management Process (formerly G2)


• S1, S2, S3 / G1, G8, G9 units of competency (or equivalent) to meet supervisory requirements under the MQSHA


• Incident investigation training (ICAM, TapRooT or equivalent)


• Current First Aid and CPR certification


• Current C Class Driver's Licence