Manager, Health, Safety and Training - QCoal

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MANAGER, HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING - QCOAL

Job ID
930827
Job Type
Permanent Full Time
Location
Austraila - Bowen, QLD
Categories
Safety / Health / Environment / Quality, Supervisory / Management
Applications close
14 Feb 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

ABOUT US

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.
The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers and their families– is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.
At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.
We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining.
We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.
Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark
Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at hiring@thiess.com
Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process

As a key member of the site senior leadership team key, accountabilities includes:

• Influence and provide support to your peers in order to achieve our vision of every safe every day.
• Your ‘hands on’ approach, clear focus and effective leadership will contribute to the implementation of project safety management plans
• Motivate people to ensure ownership of healthy & safety across all levels of the project as well as to develop and ensure the effectiveness of the health & safety system.
• Oversee a team of Health, Safety and Training professionals ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, and in line with legislation.
• Lead the safety culture on site to ensure the safety of all persons on site
• Manage Projects and budgets to deadline

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Health, Safety & Training Manager based on-site in our QCoal Northern Hub Coal Project reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for driving safety strategies and initiatives that cultivate and sustain a project culture of continuous improvement in safety.

As a key member of the site senior leadership team key, accountabilities includes:

• Influence and provide support to your peers in order to achieve our vision of every safe every day.
• Your ‘hands on’ approach, clear focus and effective leadership will contribute to the implementation of project safety management plans
• Motivate people to ensure ownership of healthy & safety across all levels of the project as well as to develop and ensure the effectiveness of the health & safety system.
• Oversee a team of Health, Safety and Training professionals ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, and in line with legislation.
• Lead the safety culture on site to ensure the safety of all persons on site
• Manage Projects and budgets to deadlines

To be considered for this role you are required to have:

• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role with extensive experience in an operational mining environment
• A minimum of a diploma in OHS with tertiary qualifications in safety or a similar field being highly regarded
• Extensive experience working with workers compensation, risk management and incident investigations
• Ability to influence and implement strategic and cultural change
• Extensive experience in a similar position
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects to budget and deadlines
• Demonstrated experience managing risk within a mining or heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience with the implementation of continuous improvement methodologies
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Have outstanding skills with the Microsoft suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoin