**Leadership Opportunity: Health and Safety Manager Role**
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We are partnering with a leading mining operation to appoint a senior health and safety professional who will lead, influence and drive health and safety outcomes across a dynamic open cut mining environment.
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About the Position
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The successful candidate will report directly to the General Manager and lead a well-established safety team including Superintendent, Advisors, and Officers, supporting all operational departments across site. The role focuses on building leadership capability, strengthening critical control frameworks, and driving practical, people-focused safety outcomes as the business enters its next phase of growth.
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This opportunity will appeal to an experienced health and safety professional looking to step into a senior leadership position with strong management support, clear safety foundations and future growth potential.
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Key Responsibilities:
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* Lead, develop and mentor the health and safety team across site operations,
* Partner with operational leaders to embed strong safety leadership and ownership,
* Maintain and enhance critical control verification processes (CCV),
* Drive further development of the site's 'Safety at Work' cultural safety initiative,
* Provide strategic oversight on psychosocial safety and cultural risk management,
* Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory and corporate obligations,
* Drive continuous improvement of risk management tools, including Take 5 and JHA processes,
* Support ongoing system improvements aligned to business needs.
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Requirements and Qualifications
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The ideal candidate will have:
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* 5+ years in an operational management role within health and safety,
* Relevant background across health, injury management, safety, occupational hygiene, or related disciplines,
* Mining or heavy industry experience (coal, open cut, underground hard rock, oil and gas, large-scale manufacturing/industrial etc),
* Proven leadership and influencing capability across multi-disciplinary teams,
* Strong understanding of critical risk management and safety systems,
* Resides or willing to relocate to the Hunter Valley region (relocation assistance available).
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Benefits and Remuneration
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The successful candidate will be offered a highly attractive executive-level package which includes a competitive base salary, fully maintained company vehicle, capped superannuation contributions, participation in a short-term incentive program (STIP) with upside earning potential, and eligibility to participate in the company's long-term incentive plan (LTIP). Full relocation assistance will also be provided for those relocating into the region.
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If you're ready to take on a senior health and safety leadership role that balances cultural leadership with established systems, we'd love to hear from you.