Safety Advisor

Ready to pursue your professional journey with Northern Star? As an ASX 50 global-scale gold miner, we have sizeable operations in Western Australia and Alaska. With unparalleled pathways for advancement and avenues for personal growth, we stand as Australia’s premier gold employer. Your journey starts here.

At Northern Star, we live by our STARR Core Values of Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results. These Values are not just words on paper; they are the cornerstone of our Company culture and guide everything we do. You will play a pivotal role in upholding these Values and contributing to our collective success.

About the opportunity:

Northern Star has a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a Safety Advisor to develop and maintain effective safety, health and training programs within the HSEC Department at our world-class Bronzewing operations, on a FIFO 8/6 roster.  

Here’s what awaits you:

• Actively promote, monitor and enforce compliance of personnel with safe work practices. 

• Moderate INX System, input data, produce reports with a high level of attention to detail. 

• Ensure all incidents are reported and investigated according to policy and statutory requirements. 

• Facilitate and participate in incident investigations to establish root cause of incidents and determine corrective actions.  

• Providing an advisory and supportive role to Department Heads into HSEC matters, inclusive of incident/accident investigation processes and reporting requirements. 

• Facilitate and participate in the Formal Risk Assessment process 

• Proactive involvement with continuous OHS improvement processes. 

• Active participation in all communication and awareness systems including issue of Site notices and Management of change process.  

• Facilitation and coordination of site Safety Committee meetings and WHS Reps. 

• Deliver Safety Toolbox presentations. 

• Conducting assessments, audits inspections and KPI’s ensuring required reporting is completed. 

• Assisting the training section in the delivery of inductions and VOC for all employees, contractors and visitors to site. 

• Complete applicable statutory reports for DMIRS and other government agencies, including statistical reports on injuries, type and frequency. 

• Responds to site emergencies as part of the Emergency Response Team Including being on call in a fit state at all times and adhering to the Fitness for Work Policy.  

• Conduct routine maintenance and inspections of all rescue and emergency equipment, first aid equipment ambulances to a high standard as directed by the ER Coordinator. 

• Conduct and deliver all Emergency Response Training.  

• Organise compliance servicing of Emergency Response equipment to ensure state of readiness at all times 

• Assist Site nurse with any First aid response and support as required. 

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience: A minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role. Additional experience in mining also required  
• Qualification: Certificate IV in Work, Health and Safety (or equivalent), Senior First Aid Certificate, Certificate IV in Training and Assessing
• Passion for growth: Genuine passion for the Australian gold mining industry with well high regard to safety

Discover the perks of working at Northern Star…

• Company subsidised GU Health Insurance.
• Gold Price Variable bonus incentive.
• Short-term incentive bonus program.
• 5 weeks annual leave for site-based employees.
• Employee Share Plan programs.
• Gold standard parental leave policy.
• GoldSTARR rewards program - cash savings for everyday expenses.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services.
• Salary continuance (income protection) insurance from commencement.
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including novated leasing and remote area living benefit options.

Eligibility:
Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work and valid Australian national police clearance.    
Northern Star is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce.  We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Apply now to join the Northern Star team!