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
Reporting to the Manager for Health, Safety, Radiation & Occupational Hygiene, we are seeking an experienced health professional to support our South Australian operations as Principal Health. You will be an integral member in a team of dedicated health professionals enabling the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce. This is a unique opportunity to lead the growth and improvement of health in a complex and rewarding setting, with this role providing extensive personal and professional development.
The role is a full time position with some site travel and flexible working options available, including job share. The opportunity requires you to provide leadership, coaching, strategic direction and expert support on BHP health management systems and processes.
You will be required to:
- Provide strategic direction for health and wellbeing at Olympic Dam, through working closely with Hygiene, Radiation, Safety and Emergency Services team members in building capability across the asset.
- Establish strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Review and analyse emerging health and wellbeing trends, providing technical advice and coaching to the line on mitigation of health risks.
- Support risk management and Critical Control design.
- Deliver on external and business requirements, including design of proactive health and wellbeing initiatives, and psychosocial risk management.
- Lead the implementation of health within Olympic Dam’s Integrated Management System, including support to implementing health requirements at Oak Dam and improving Medical Governance processes
About You
This role will suit an experienced and self-motivated health professional who has a proven history as an effective coach, with strong communication and engagement skills and a solid record of achieving results through influence and mentoring.
You will also have:
- Tertiary qualifications in Medical or related Allied Health discipline.
- Excellent relationship building and people skills to deliver health and wellbeing initiatives, and to coach our customers.
- Solution focused and action orientated with the capability to meet deadlines and drive continuous improvement.
- Previous exposure to the mining and minerals processing industries is preferable.
- Exposure to BHP operating systems is highly desirable.
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.