Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

The Opportunity

Westgold is seeking a proactive and field-focused Health & Safety Advisor to support our Drilling Operations across multiple sites. Reporting to the Group Manager Drilling, you will work closely with drilling crews, supervisors and site leadership teams to promote a strong safety culture, provide practical guidance in the field, and ensure compliance with company standards and legislative requirements.

This role is suited to a safety professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing positive safety behaviours and partnering with operational teams to achieve safe and productive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide frontline health and safety support to drilling operations.
- Conduct workplace inspections, audits and risk assessments.
- Facilitate incident investigations and support corrective actions.
- Coach and mentor employees and contractors on safe work practices.
- Assist with safety training, inductions and competency requirements.
- Promote hazard identification and proactive risk management.
- Monitor compliance with company policies, procedures and legislation.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across drilling operations.
- Develop strong working relationships with site-based stakeholders.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety.
- Experience in mining, drilling or heavy industry environments.
- Strong knowledge of risk management and incident investigation processes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.




- A practical and collaborative approach to safety.
- Current C Class Driver's Licence.

Highly Regarded

- Experience supporting drilling operations.
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- Senior First Aid qualification.
- Knowledge of WA mining legislation and regulations.
- Drilling industry qualifications or operational experience.

Why Westgold?

- 8/6 roster across our operations.
- Opportunity to work closely with frontline drilling teams.
- Diverse role with exposure across multiple sites.
- Supportive culture focused on safety, collaboration and continuous improvement.

If you're passionate about safety and want to make a meaningful impact supporting drilling operations, we'd love to hear from you. The Westgold Offer A range of advantages including:

- A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
- Performance based bonus
- 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!
- 5 years' pro rata long service leave
- 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.



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 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 [email protected]

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.

📌 Health & Safety Advisor - Drilling (Perth)
🏢 Westgold Resources
📍 Perth