Health and Hygiene Advisor
- Employer
- Newcrest Mining
- Location
- Red Chris Mine, Canada
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Jun 18, 2021
- Closes
- Jul 10, 2021
- Ref
- 980239
- Category
- Health & Safety
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
Discover what's possible with us
Newcrest is one of the world's largest gold mining companies. As a global business, we aim to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued and supported to bring their whole unique self to work.
We recognise that our different backgrounds and perspectives help us find better ways to: solve problems; attract and retain the best people; explore, develop and produce more gold safely and profitably; and help make Newcrest a better place to work.
Our Red Chris mine is located on the traditional territory of the Tahltan, in Northern British Columbia and we encourage qualified applicants from the local communities to apply. We offer several designated marshalling points within Canada including Nanaimo, Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Prince George, Smithers and Calgary.
Who we're looking for:
We are looking for a Health and Hygiene Advisor to provide ongoing occupational health and hygiene expertise to support and ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment. You will be tasked with minimising the risk of injury to employees and damage to equipment.
In this role you will also:
Hygiene Management Plan
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have previous mine site experience and a Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or similar. With considerable experience conducting workplace health and hygiene inspections, audits and investigations, you will also have experience conducting functional workplace inspections using ergonomics knowledge and techniques.
Further to this you will also have:
Our commitment to you
At Newcrest, we hold core values that focus on caring about people, working together and achieving a high-performance culture through innovation and problem solving. Newcrest's commitment to diversity and inclusion respects both the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.
If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online before the advertised application closing date.
Newcrest is one of the world's largest gold mining companies. As a global business, we aim to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued and supported to bring their whole unique self to work.
We recognise that our different backgrounds and perspectives help us find better ways to: solve problems; attract and retain the best people; explore, develop and produce more gold safely and profitably; and help make Newcrest a better place to work.
Our Red Chris mine is located on the traditional territory of the Tahltan, in Northern British Columbia and we encourage qualified applicants from the local communities to apply. We offer several designated marshalling points within Canada including Nanaimo, Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Prince George, Smithers and Calgary.
Who we're looking for:
We are looking for a Health and Hygiene Advisor to provide ongoing occupational health and hygiene expertise to support and ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment. You will be tasked with minimising the risk of injury to employees and damage to equipment.
In this role you will also:
- Build and maintain working relationships with external networks, clients, regulatory bodies, technical experts and equipment providers
- Support the development and maintenance of standard work procedures and safe systems of work
- Conduct periodic analysis of incident data identifying trends and develop targeted interventions
- Plan and assist with occupational monitoring in accordance with the site's Occupational Health and
Hygiene Management Plan
- Monitor compliance to the Occupational Safety and Health plans and procedural requirements
- Use direct reading instruments, sampling techniques and other methods to measure levels of chemical, physical and biological agents such as respirable silica, light, heat, noise and radiation
- Interpret the results of exposure evaluations and determine risk to human health based on scientific research, and recommend and assist in the implementation of control methods for these workplace hazards through the hierarchy of controls
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have previous mine site experience and a Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or similar. With considerable experience conducting workplace health and hygiene inspections, audits and investigations, you will also have experience conducting functional workplace inspections using ergonomics knowledge and techniques.
Further to this you will also have:
- CIH or ROH (or eligibility) considered an asset
- An understanding of safety issues and the risks of mining operations
- Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, policies and practices related to occupational health, safety and hygiene
- Certification(s) in quantitative fit testing for tight-fitting respiratory protective devices and maintenance and calibration of audiometric testing and pulmonary function testing equipment
- The ability to manage delivery of a Health and Safety Program
Our commitment to you
At Newcrest, we hold core values that focus on caring about people, working together and achieving a high-performance culture through innovation and problem solving. Newcrest's commitment to diversity and inclusion respects both the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.
If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online before the advertised application closing date.