Senior HSERT Leader: Health, Safety, Risk & Training

Stellar Recruitment; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 days on, 3 days off roster

Established multidisciplinary team of

Broad influence across HSERT portfolio

Senior position within Cannington’s LO

Competitive salary package

14% superannuation contributions

Annual short-term incentive

Job summary

Stellar Recruitment partners with South32 to recruit a Manager Health, Safety, Environment, Risk & Training for Cannington Mine in northwest Queensland. You will lead the HSERT function and a multidisciplinary team of around 21 people, reporting to the Vice President Operations.

In this visible leadership role you will translate strategy into executable programs, strengthen accountability, and drive continuous improvement in health, safety, risk and workforce capability across the operation.

Qualifications

• Leadership of complex teams: 10+ people including senior technical leaders.
• Delivery and change leadership: implement significant change with clear priorities and governance.
• Accountability and performance: set expectations and improve team performance.
• Operational influence: coach and challenge senior operational leaders and frontline teams.
• Material risk leadership: understanding of material risk, critical controls, and compliance.
• Breadth across HSERT portfolio: exposure to environment, health and hygiene, emergency response and training.
• Commercial judgement: budget prioritisation in a constrained operation.
• Communication and stakeholder leadership: engaging executives, regulators and workforce representatives.
• Relevant qualifications: bachelor's degree; postgraduate WHS highly regarded.
• Roster flexibility: 4 days on, 3 off; possible 8 on, 6 off swing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the HSERT leadership team to deliver safety, risk and training outcomes.
• Set strategic direction and annual operating plan for health, safety, environment, risk and training.
• Translate strategy and assurance findings into executable programs with milestones and measures.
• Establish disciplined governance to complete critical actions on time.
• Influence and coach senior operational leaders to strengthen line ownership of safety and workforce capability.
• Provide field leadership to improve critical control management and risk-based decision-making.
• Oversee material risk management, incident response and significant-event investigations.
• Lead change across HSERT to simplify systems and focus on high-impact activities.
• Oversee regulatory compliance and reporting for mine, rail and port activities.
• Provide strategic leadership across health, hygiene, injury management and training systems.
• Build trusted relationships with regulators, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Manage the function’s budget and performance reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Change leadership

Accountability

Operational influence

Material risk

Communication

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering/safety

Postgraduate WHS qualifications

Job description

Stellar Recruitment partners with South32 to recruit a Manager Health, Safety, Environment, Risk & Training for Cannington Mine in northwest Queensland. You will lead the HSERT function and a multidisciplinary team of around 21 people, reporting to the Vice President Operations.

In this visible leadership role you will translate strategy into executable programs, strengthen accountability, and drive continuous improvement in health, safety, risk and workforce capability across the operation.