Westgold Resources is an innovative and progressive West Australian gold producer located in the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions of WA.

We are looking for people with passion and drive who want to advance their careers. With new mines, new equipment and a new energy across our business, there's never been a better time to join Westgold.

About the opportunity

Westgold Resources are on the lookout for an experienced Occupational Health Advisor to assist in the development and implementation of Westgold’s Health and Hygiene Management Strategy in line with company and statutory requirements.

This role will be offered on a 6 month Maximum Term Contract and will be based at Westgold’s Perth Head Office on a 5 days on, 2 days off roster. Some site travel will be necessary.

The role includes

• Occupational Hygiene
• Fitness for Work (decentralised implementation and operational management)
• Develop systems for site management of infectious disease programs across the operations
• Implement and provide system for training stakeholders in the Cority Medical Data Management Computer program
• Assist in the development of systems for site to report health data as required to comply with statutory and business requirements
• Assist in the implementation of system and process for Poisons Permit Compliance, consultation with WGX medical provider and site management of Health Management Plans

What do I need?

• Health promotion or health care experience or currently studying
• Cority and INX experience desirable
• Experience with the mining sector working in the Health and Safety field
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously
• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• 'C' Class Driver's License
• National Police Clearance - 12 month validity
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal

The Westgold Offer:

• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance
• Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations, we encourage you to apply.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

No Agency referrals will be accepted at this time.