Principal Health & Hygiene Specialist

•    Perth Based - CBD
•    Flexible working arrangements, hybrid working and flexi hours
•    Global Western Australian Company

Are you looking for a new challenge in your career? Do you want to work for a leading critical minerals company? If you answered yes to these questions, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!

About us
lluka Resources is a leading global producer of the critical minerals zircon and high-grade titanium dioxide feedstocks (rutile and synthetic rutile). Iluka has also established a significant position in rare earth elements (rare earths). As an international supplier of critical minerals, Iluka’s products are used in an array of applications including technology, construction, medical, lifestyle and industrial uses. As the world moves towards a smarter, safer and sustainable future, Iluka’s high-quality products are increasing in demand.

Our people are the foundation of our business and are vital to our success now and into the future. Iluka offers an empowering and inclusive work environment that is as diverse as the communities in which we operate.

About The Role
The health and safety of Iluka’s employees is at the heart of everything we do. 
The Principal Health & Hygiene Specialist is responsible for the development of Iluka’s hygiene, health and injury management improvement strategy and plans to ensure the risk of adverse health effects are mitigated and where possible eliminated.

The Principal Health & Hygiene Specialist will provide technical expertise and direction to Iluka in the area of occupational hygiene management to ensure legislative requirements are met and sustained.

Key elements of the role include:
•    Ensures all Iluka personnel understand and comply with occupational health and hygiene related legislation, standards, procedures and policy
•    Identify and assess current and emerging health and hygiene issues against legislation and company standards that may have the potential to impact on operations and communicate the implications to various stakeholders
•    Implement, manage and maintain Health & Hygiene programmes across the business including but not limited to:
o    Health and Hygiene Monitoring 
o    Health Surveillance
o    Fitness for Work 
•    Participate in risk assessments of health and hygiene hazards and promote the use of risk assessments tools to ensure health and hygiene risks on site are adequately characterised, assessed and controlled
•    Maintains a level of knowledge and expertise in the occupational health and hygiene team through: 
o    Mentoring
o    Facilitating team members attendance at seminars and training courses, encouraging and supporting career development
o    Actively promoting the team to seek out innovative technologies and methodologies for dealing with workplace exposure hazards
o    Promoting the development and maintenance of a network of external and internal resources who can assist in sharing and developing the knowledge base
•    Ensure reporting to external agencies such as DMIRS and DoH is completed as required

About You 
To be successful for this role, you will have:
•    Degree in Occupational Hygiene
•    Demonstrated experience in Health & Hygiene program implementation & coordination
•    Skills in developing, delivering and executing health and hygiene programs
•    Experience working within the mining & resources industry
•    Demonstrated exposure to and understanding of relevant statutory requirements, standards and best practice
•    Professional membership of AIOH

Our Offer To You
•    Flexible working arrangements, hybrid working and flexi hours  
•    Be supported through an inclusive and collaborative culture
•    Up to 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for Primary Caregivers
•    Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave
•    Competitive Salary and Bonus Structures
•    Company share matching scheme
•    Access to a state-of-the-art Gym in our Perth building, free of charge!

You will be supported, empowered, included and encouraged to be the best version of yourself.
 

If you share our values of Integrity, Respect, Courage, Accountability and Collaboration; and you have the skills and experience to help us to succeed and deliver sustainable value, apply now. 

Full working rights in Australia are required for you to be eligible to apply for this role. 

Applications Close:  Monday 22nd of April 2024

“We respect and encourage diversity in a workforce that reflects our communities.”