Principal Health & Hygiene - OS HSS I Brisbane or Perth I Part Time (0.5 FTE flexibility in days)
Australia
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
We are seeking a motivated Health and/or Hygiene Professional to join the OS team. This position can be offered in Brisbane or Perth on a Part Time roster (0.5 FTE, with flexibility on days).
Reporting to the Manager Health & Safety (Technical) you will be responsible for the delivery of strategic health and hygiene improvement initiatives across the OS Asset. This role requires a high level of strategic thinking and the ability to translate this into effective and fit for purpose operational practices.
You will support the design of OS-wide health and hygiene processes and initiatives that will make a difference to performance outcomes. In this role you will:
- Establish effective and collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Define and drive effectiveness and standardization of processes in partnership with your peers across health, hygiene and safety
- Analyse and report on health and hygiene insights
- Support implementation of the OS HSS strategy in collaboration with Operational and Functional partners; and
- Support the delivery of Minerals Australia and Global HSS key priorities.
This role will support the OS Asset which has a diverse and dynamic team across Australia supporting the Coal, Copper, and Iron Ore Assets as well as training and repair centres in Perth and Mackay.
About You
You will be an experienced and highly motivated safety professional with excellent communication and engagement skills and a passion for helping our people to be safer and healthier. You will also have:
- Advanced project management skills, the ability to effectively scope complex projects, and independently manage progress to deliver key milestones
- Advanced problem solving and troubleshooting capability
- Advanced stakeholder engagement skills with a demonstrated capability to negotiate and influence internal and external stakeholders at a senior level
- Detailed knowledge of key concepts, theories and practices related to effective management of health and hygiene risks
- Intermediate understanding and application of BHP’s material risk management processes
- Working knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation across the OS footprint (QLD / WA / SA)
- Knowledge and ability to leverage the BHP operating system and change management to seek better ways
- Tertiary degree in health, hygiene or related field (or equivalent experience)
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.