Safety Partner: Mining Ops & Risk Coach

Aurizon; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development and growth opportunities

Mentoring programs

Discounts on health insurance products

Parental leave program

Job summary

Aurizon is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment professional based in Perth at Murrin Murrin, working a FIFO 8:6 roster. You will partner with leaders to manage risk, improve safety performance and build capability across mining services operations.

The role focuses on coaching, audits, investigations and continuous improvement, with a strong emphasis on compliance with WHS legislation and client expectations. You will be based in Perth and hold a Certificate IV in WHS.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (mandatory).
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a safety role within a high-risk industry such as mining, transport, logistics, rail or bulk haulage.
• Working knowledge of WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting audits, investigations, critical risk management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to influence, coach and collaborate across teams and disciplines.
• A current driver's licence.
• Based in Perth.
• ICAM Investigation training.
• Knowledge of dangerous goods transport, handling and storage requirements.
• Experience working within client-operated mine sites or contractor-based environments.
• Experience contributing to safety projects, change initiatives or operational improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders, frontline teams and client representatives to support safe and efficient mining operations.
• Provide practical safety advice, coaching and support to strengthen safety capability and performance.
• Support the management of transport, heavy vehicle and dangerous goods risks through effective risk management and assurance activities.
• Conduct field-based inspections, safety interactions and control verification to assess compliance and critical risk effectiveness.
• Support investigations, event reviews and the implementation of corrective actions and learnings.
• Assist in the delivery of safety improvement initiatives, action plans and enterprise safety programs.
• Help leaders embed strong safety, wellbeing and risk management practices.
• Prepare safety reports and insights to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

Job description

Aurizon is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment professional based in Perth at Murrin Murrin, working a FIFO 8:6 roster. You will partner with leaders to manage risk, improve safety performance and build capability across mining services operations.

The role focuses on coaching, audits, investigations and continuous improvement, with a strong emphasis on compliance with WHS legislation and client expectations. You will be based in Perth and hold a Certificate IV in WHS.