Head of Health and Safety

OceanaGold is a growing intermediate gold and copper producer committed to safely and responsibly maximizing the generation of Free Cash Flow from our operations and delivering strong returns for our shareholders.

We have a portfolio of four operating mines: the Haile Gold Mine in the United States of America; Didipio Mine in the Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand. Our operations are supported by a global workforce with significant exploration, development and operating experience.

Our Purpose is mining gold for a better future. The gold, copper, and silver we produce are essential to the renewable energy and transport sectors, life-saving medical devices and technology which connects communities around the world. Our activities also contribute to economic growth and improved Health and education outcomes in the regions where we operate. We provide direct employment for over 3,700 people and indirect employment for many more.

Our Vision is to be a company people trust, want to work and partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. This Vision is brought to life by our Values – Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance and Teamwork – which put our people, host communities, the environment and our stakeholders at the forefront of our decision-making.

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OceanaGold are seeking a high caliber Head of Health and Safety to lead the Group Health and Safety function supporting the Company, sites, projects and exploration to achieve best in class Health and Safety performance. Based in Brisbane and reporting direct to the Executive Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, your experience and passion for driving a high performance Health and Safety outcomes in the mining sector will ensure your success in this challenging and rewarding corporate environment.

Key tasks and responsibilities:  

• In consultation with executive and site leadership, develop and lead the implementation of the Health and Safety culture and strategy for the organisation.  Key strategic focus areas include (but are not limited to) maturing and embedding the Company’s approach to:
  • Occupational Health and hygiene
  • Critical control management and processes
  • Safety behaviours
  • Mental Health and wellbeing
• Lead the continuous improvement, provide assurance of and embed across the organisation, policies, standards, management systems and processes, effective critical controls and risk management, in alignment with industry best practice.  
• Provide expert advice, support and guidance on safety leadership, safety culture maturity, and behaviours
• High quality Executive management and Board reporting in a timely manner, with strategic insights and information to inform decision-making. Contribute to sustainability and other external corporate reporting as required.
• Provide exceptional standards of quality assurance and quality control across all data, incident management and investigation, and reporting
• Ensure regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions, and stay abreast of and communicate emerging industry trends, innovations and best practice to enhance business performance and outcomes.  Be well positioned to anticipate and manage complex issues, challenges and opportunities, ensuring integration with wider functional and business/operation strategies
• Assess, develop, lead where appropriate, coordinate and otherwise support the development and functional training needs of relevant personnel. 
• Drive effective knowledge sharing across the business and with site Health and Safety leadership and teams, to foster an engaged growth mindset which supports the Company values and vision.
• Support and coach executive and senior leadership to be effective safety leaders and to enable the executive to implement their own safety leadership commitments.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with other sustainability team members to maintain a cohesive team which champions and advocates each other’s work.

• Minimum 15 years Health and Safety experience, with a blend of both operational and corporate experience.  A minimum of five years corporate/group level experience is required. 
• Graduate qualifications in organisational Health and Safety management relevant to the mining industry.  Post graduate qualifications highly regarded.
• Majority of experience must be in mining, upstream oil and gas, or other complex mega-infrastructure or industrial sector
• Practical working knowledge of all relevant ISO standards and leading industry practices across the breadth of Health and Safety
• Working knowledge of Voluntary Principles for Security & Human rights highly regarded.

• Strong and proactive senior professional technical teams
• Outstanding gold industry mid-cap organic growth pipeline
• Exemplary commitment to governance standards
• Exceptional working environment where people are valued and respected
• Corporate office appointment - Brisbane

OGC VALUES: CARE | RESPECT | INTEGRITY | PERFORMANCE | TEAMWORK

OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities.

If you share the same values and have what we are looking for, please apply online now via our careers website: https://careers.oceanagold.com/jobs

Applications close 23 February, 2024. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

NO APPLICATIONS FROM EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WILL BE ACCEPTED