Site Based Health & Safety Advisor
- Provide hands-on advice to frontline leaders and crews on health and safety matters.
- Facilitate risk and hazard management activities and support injury management processes.
- Conduct incident investigations and promote a strong safety culture.
Grow your career in Health & Safety as a site based advisor on our Blackwater project, providing support to frontline teams and driving safe outcomes.
About Us:
BUMA Australia's vision is to be a leading mining service provider contributing to future energy solutions. This vision is based on our core values of safety, integrity, innovation, collaboration and people.
With a strong commitment to safety, innovation and technology, we partner with our clients to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality mining services across all stages of the mining lifecycle.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced H&S Advisor to support the implementation and effectiveness of health and safety systems across our Blackwater site operations. Reporting to the HSET Superintendent, you will provide hands-on advice to frontline leaders and crews, facilitate risk and hazard management activities, support injury management and rehabilitation processes, and play a key role in incident investigations, audits, and ongoing safety program delivery.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Provide advice and support to frontline leaders and workers on risk and hazard management
- Assist with implementation and ongoing improvement of the SHMS across site
- Participate in and facilitate functional audits (CRM, SHMS)
- Support injury management and return-to-work processes
- Conduct and assist with incident investigations and analysis
- Deliver and support site-based H&S programs and initiatives
- Act as a key point of contact for workers regarding H&S systems and processes
- Promote a strong safety culture aligned to zero harm principles
About You:
- Minimum Diploma in WHS / OHS (or similar)
- RIIRIS402 (G2) and Supervisor Competencies (S1–S3) preferred
- ICAM or equivalent incident investigation qualification highly regarded
- Rehabilitation and Return to Work competency desirable
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in H&S within mining, construction, or heavy industry
- Strong understanding of risk management and incident investigation practices
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across diverse teams
- Energetic, proactive, and committed to improving frontline safety outcomes
Working at BUMA:
BUMA Australia is a people focused business, with a strong emphasis on safety, training, development and continuous improvement. As a Health and Safety Advisor at Blackwater you will have access to:
- Local residential accommodation provided
- Site Allowance
- Access to the BUMA Lab with discounts on health insurance, retail and groceries
- Training and development opportunities
- Paid flights to/from Brisbane for the right candidate
If you’re passionate about safety and want to make a real impact on site, we encourage you to apply.
All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a police check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
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Blackwater Mine
Located in Central Queensland, Blackwater Mine is one of the state’s largest coal mines, just 21 km from Blackwater. BUMA Australia has been handling truck and excavator pre-strip operations here since 2012, moving over 35 million BCM of material annually.
Our fleet includes Komatsu 930E and Caterpillar 789C haul trucks, paired with Hitachi EX8000, Caterpillar 6060, and Hitachi EX3600 excavators.
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