Safety Foundations Lead – Mining and Exploration

Southern Cross Gold Ltd; Kilmore; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Cross Gold Ltd is seeking a Health & Safety Coordinator to help build and maintain robust health and safety foundations across Kilmore and Sunday Creek operations. The role reports to the Health and Safety Manager and focuses on promoting a proactive safety culture for employees and contractors as exploration advances toward future underground mining.

You will develop and implement management systems, lead risk assessments, coordinate incidents and trainings, and help ensure compliance

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Experience in site-based health and safety, ideally within exploration/mining/construction or similar.
• Experience supporting health and safety systems, programs or initiatives.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with employees and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and continual improvement of the Health and Safety Management System.
• Lead hazard identification and risk assessments with practical controls.
• Coordinate incident, injury and near-miss reporting, investigations and corrective actions.
• Coordinate inductions, training and competency records, toolbox talks to build a safety culture.
• Manage contractor prequalification, onboarding, licences, insurances and performance reviews.
• Support emergency preparedness, drills and site visits across exploration and surface works.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Training & induction

Education

Certificate IV or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Job description

Southern Cross Gold Ltd is seeking a Health & Safety Coordinator to help build and maintain robust health and safety foundations across Kilmore and Sunday Creek operations. The role reports to the Health and Safety Manager and focuses on promoting a proactive safety culture for employees and contractors as exploration advances toward future underground mining.

You will develop and implement management systems, lead risk assessments, coordinate incidents and trainings, and help ensure compliance