Health & Safety Manager

Hudbay Minerals U.S. Business Unit; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudbay Minerals U.S. Business Unit is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to develop, implement, and manage safety programs across the Cactus Project and related operations, aligning with MSHA/OSHA regulations and Hudbay standards.

You will lead incident investigations, training, and risk assessments, build relationships with regulators, and drive continuous improvement in safety performance across construction, mining, processing, and office activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and advice to senior management and project leadership to ensure health and safety policies and behaviors consistently align with company objectives.
• Track, analyze, and generate reports on safety performance metrics including leading and lagging indicators.
• Serve as a technical resource for construction and operations management in developing and executing proactive health and safety programs that prevent injuries, illnesses, and property damage.
• Provide technical assistance across project, construction, mining, processing, and office operations to ensure full compliance with MSHA, OSHA, Federal, State, and Company regulations.
• Ensure all necessary systems, management frameworks, and protocols are in place to effectively manage health and safety risks.

Job description

About Hudbay

Hudbay (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is a copper-focused mining company with three long-life operations and a world-class pipeline of copper growth projects in tier-one mining-friendly jurisdictions of Canada, Peru, and the United States.

About Hudbay

Hudbay's operating portfolio includes the Constancia mine in Cusco (Peru), the Snow Lake operations in Manitoba (Canada) and the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia (Canada). Copper is the primary metal produced by the Company, which is complemented by meaningful gold production and by-product zinc, silver and molybdenum. Hudbay's growth pipeline includes the Copper World project in Arizona (United States), the Cactus project in Arizona (United States), the Mason project in Nevada (United States), the Llaguen project in La Libertad (Peru) and several expansion and exploration opportunities near its existing operations. The value Hudbay creates and the impact it has is embodied in its purpose statement: “We care about our people, our communities, and our planet. Hudbay provides the metals the world needs. We work sustainably, transform lives, and create better futures for communities.” Hudbay’s mission is to create sustainable value and strong returns by leveraging its core strengths in community relations, focused exploration, mine development and efficient operations.

Mission

To create sustainable value and strong returns by leveraging our core strengths in community relations, focused exploration, mine development and efficient operations.

Purpose Of Role

The Health & Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and administering all safety and health programs affecting employee and public safety, occupational health, fire protection and prevention, mine safety and health regulatory compliance, safety training, and equipment and property protection across all project phases, construction, mine, processing activities, and office activities for the Cactus Project. This position ensures conformance to company policies, procedures, and related government regulations, reporting to senior project leadership and aligning health and safety strategic planning, philosophy, and standards with Hudbay. This position will help lead the establishment of safe operations for the Hudbay Cactus site. The position will start during project development and provide safety leadership for all project related activities from site development design, construction and operations. All work will be done with the mindset and values of Hudbay Minerals: We care about our people, our communities and our planet. We value dignity and respect, caring, openness and trustworthiness.

Role Accountabilities

• Provide technical direction and advice to senior management and project leadership to ensure health and safety policies and behaviors consistently align with company objectives.
• Track, analyze, and generate reports on safety performance metrics including leading and lagging indicators.
• Serve as a technical resource for construction and operations management in developing and executing proactive health and safety programs that prevent injuries, illnesses, and property damage.
• Provide technical assistance across project, construction, mining, processing, and office operations to ensure full compliance with MSHA, OSHA, Federal, State, and Company regulations.
• Ensure all necessary systems, management frameworks, and protocols are in place to effectively manage health and safety risks.
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve current safety standards, procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Oversee development and delivery of safety training programs on new standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead incident management and investigations; ensure protocols are followed for lost-time accidents, review daily accident/incident logs, and drive corrective action follow-up until resolution.
• Leverage Hudbay health and safety software programs to identify trends and deploy preventative actions.
• Monitor legislation and regulatory changes that may impact site operations and implement necessary adjustments.
• Build positive working relationships with regulatory agencies and government inspectors (MSHA/OSHA).
• Drive communication programs to promote employee awareness and compliance regarding safety, occupational health, accident prevention, and risk management across the business unit.
• Ensure all site departments adhere to safety expectations and initiate immediate corrective actions when necessary.
• Participate in project hazard reviews and advise