Work Health and Safety Advisor

Work Health and Safety Advisor

MAKO Mining is a specialist underground mining contractor focused on safely delivering high productivity and professional results in all narrow vein mining applications. The company consistently meets our clients’ expectations while maintaining a strong safety and production record.

About the Role

Mako is currently seeking an experienced Health and Safety Advisor with Underground Experience to join our team. 

In this role, your responsibilities will be to provide guidance and direction in creating and maintaining a safe work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors to site. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, forward-thinking, and capable of multi-tasking. It is essential to have a strong ability to promote a culture of inspiration, innovation, and collaboration within the team.

 Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain safe work procedures and promote high safety awareness.

• Develop, coordinate, and monitor procedural systems, processes, and training in accordance with company and legislative requirements.

• Conducting verification of competency assessments for all employees to ensure skill requirements are met.

• Undertake regular inspections and task observations to ensure compliance and a safe work environment.

• Inspect and manage emergency equipment and systems in the underground environment.

• Lead and facilitate hazard identification, risk assessment and critical risk management processes ensuring workplace incidents and injuries are fully investigated and that recommendations for change to prevent recurrence are implemented.

• Manage and maintain an accurate and full account of all training, inductions and assessments conducted.

• Continually monitor and manage training requirements of all operators to ensure skill requirements are met.

• Develop, present, and distribute safety presentations, monthly safety and incident investigation reports, and crew communications.

• Manage and maintain critical registers for training, inspections, corrective actions and leading/lagging indicators.

• Assist in the management of injuries and rehabilitation of injured workers.

 Skill and Experience

• Relevant experience in an underground mining environment

• Knowledge of the Mine Safety and Inspection Act & Regulations

• Injury Management and return to work experience 

• Qualifications or experience in training (desirable)

• Qualifications or experience in auditing (desirable)

• Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office and formatting skills

• Knowledge and understanding of INX (desirable)

• Knowledge and experience using Safety Culture System (desirable)

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills

• Attention to detail and ability to produce quality reports and documents

• Good time management skills, organised and able to work autonomously

 Qualifications and Licences – minimum requirements

• Cert IV in Work Health and Safety

• Current and valid C-Class driver’s licence

• Dangerous Goods Security Card

What We Offer

• Attractive salary

• Even time 14/14 roster

• Great company culture and working environment

• Fantastic opportunity to join a small growing company

The successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screening and provide a National Police Clearance.

Email your resume to ••••@makomining.com or apply NOW.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.