Health & safety Advisor - Mining

Company Description

OceanaGold is a growing mid-tier gold and copper producer listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). With four operating mines—Haile in the USA, Didipio in the Philippines, and Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand—we are committed to safe, responsible mining that generates strong returns and supports sustainable development.

Our purpose is mining gold for a better future. The gold, copper, and silver we produce power renewable energy, life-saving medical devices, and the technology that connects communities. Beyond this, our operations drive economic growth and improve health and education outcomes in the regions we serve, supporting over 3,700 direct jobs globally.

Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork—we strive to be a trusted company people want to work for, partner with, and invest in, creating lasting value for all our stakeholders.

Job Description

If you're a Health & Safety Advisor, keen to extend your experience across the mining sector, this could be your ideal next role!

The position works to provide Health and Safety (H&S) services and support to the Macraes mine site, ensures site compliance with relevant H&S legislation and regulatory authority requirements and works with H&S management, to achieve consistent and effective implementation of the H&S Management Systems and initiatives.

Key tasks and responsibilities :

• Management of safety in accordance with the H&S Management System.
• Assist in coordination of Macraes Mine emergency preparedness e.g. evacuation drills, fire equipment and fire drills in conjunction with site emergency response coordinator.
• Assist and facilitate accident, incident and hygiene investigations and coordinate incident report records management.
• Carry out risk assessments as required and implement systems to manage identified risks.
• Assist and carry out on site Occupational Hygiene monitoring as required.
• Ensuring the facilitation of drug and alcohol testing as schedules dictate.
• Produce weekly and monthly safety reports for the mine and maintain safety statistics.
• Provide weekly staff updates on current health and safety issues with an educational focus on health and wellbeing and fitness for work.
• Monitor, record, and audit safety equipment such as eye wash stations, harnesses, fire extinguishers and self-rescuers and gas monitors.
• Conduct internal audits as per the site auditing schedule.
• Develop and implement proactive safety inspections, housekeeping projects, and other safety initiatives
• Maintain the health and safety database INX to track incidents, hazards, task observation etc.
• Support the delivery of training programs, coordinating education of site procedures.

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