Health & Safety Advisor

Make your mark with Thiess

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent, champion diversity and create opportunities for people to grow through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.

Join us and be part of a team where your ability to build trusted relationships, support frontline leaders and positively influence safe work will make a genuine difference.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

About the role

We are seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to join our Caval Ridge team in the Bowen Basin. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys spending time in the field building relationships, coaching others and providing practical support, while also balancing the office-based safety, reporting and administrative tasks that help teams work safely.

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, you will work as a trusted advisor and support function across the Thiess operation on site. You will partner with Superintendents, supervisors, crews and support teams to strengthen engagement, improve risk awareness and help embed the site’s Safety and Health Management System in a way that is practical, visible and understood.

In this role, you will:

• Build positive relationships with frontline teams, supervisors and leaders through regular field engagement and practical support.
• Coach and mentor leaders and crews to identify hazards, understand controls and make safe decisions in day-to-day work.
• Provide guidance and support for incident reporting, investigations, corrective actions and sharing lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
• Support field leadership activities, workplace inspections, observations and risk-based conversations that improve safety outcomes.
• Assist with injury management and return-to-work processes by maintaining respectful communication and supporting workers, leaders and relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain safety records, reports and action management processes while helping teams understand what is required and why it matters.
• Promote a healthy, safe and respectful workplace by supporting compliance with applicable health and safety legislation, standards and site requirements.

About you

You will be a practical, approachable and people-focused safety professional who is comfortable working alongside operational teams. You will enjoy influencing through support, coaching and conversation rather than relying only on compliance.

• Experience in a health and safety role, (Min 2 years) ideally within mining, heavy industry, construction, civil, transport, manufacturing or another operational environment.
• Mining experience is highly regarded, however we welcome applicants with transferable experience and a genuine interest in learning the mining industry.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, support and influence people at all levels.
• A coaching mindset and the confidence to have constructive safety conversations in the field.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, risk management principles and incident investigation processes.
• Tertiary qualifications in health and safety, or a willingness to continue developing your capability in this area.
• Strong computer literacy and the ability to manage reporting, records and action tracking requirements.
• A collaborative approach, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

What Thiess Can Do for You

• 8 days on 6 days off roster, travelling in work hours
• Competitive salary package
• Camp accommodation and meals provided OR living out for camp allowance
• Flights, Accommodation, and meals provided
• Rental assistance for living local
• Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development 
• World-class health & wellbeing programs
• Salary sacrifice options
• A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
• Individual flexibility arrangements on offer – (Live Local, FIFO or DIDO)

About us 

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. 

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. 

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. 

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. 

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. 

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. 

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

How to Apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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