About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
This position will be Perth based with fly-in fly-out (FIFO) travel to various WAIO locations in the Pilbara and report to the Superintendent Health & Hygiene. A conversation on flexible work options is encouraged and will be considered.
In this role you will:
- Set strategic direction on occupational hygiene related initiatives or hygiene risk management
- Provide subject matter expertise, leadership and coaching to operations on occupational hygiene risks management and regulatory requirements.
- Recommend exposure reduction options and develop robust occupation exposure reduction plans
- Oversee the occupational hygiene monitoring program as per the health management plan including implementation of real time monitoring across our operations.
- Accountable for reporting of occupational hygiene statistics and performance and ensuring quality of hygiene data
- Be responsible for identifying and delivering improvement projects or initiatives to meet internal and external requirements
- Contribute to the development of our hygiene team members and build hygiene capability in the wider HSE team and line workforce.
About You
This role will suit an experienced Occupational Hygiene professional with a genuine desire to support positive health and wellbeing outcomes of our most important asset – our people. You will also be motivated by a fast-paced environment and the opportunity to problem solve and drive positive change.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Degree qualifications in Occupational Hygiene, Health Science, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or similar with previous experience (10 years +) in mining or resources
- High level of technical and practical skills in Occupational Hygiene with demonstrated experience in development and implementation of exposure reduction strategies
- Demonstrated ability to engage, coach and influence multiple stakeholders at varying levels of the organisation on occupational hygiene related initiatives or matters
- Previous experience with Cority is desirable.
- Full AIOH Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) membership is required with Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH) preferred.
- Working knowledge of the WA mining health and safety legislation is required
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].