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Ready to expand on your professional journey with Northern Star Resources (NSR)? As an ASX-50 global-scale gold miner, we have significant operations in Western Australia and Alaska. With unparalleled pathways for career advancement and professional development, we stand proudly as Australia’s premier gold employer.

Interested? Your journey starts here..

At Northern Star, we live by our STARR Core Values of Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect & Results. These Values are not just words on paper; they are the cornerstone of our Company culture and guide everything we do. You will play a pivotal role in upholding these values and contributing to our collective growth and continued success.

Northern Star Resources currently has a rare senior opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to join the team at our Thunderbox Operations, working an ongoing 4/3 roster ( with occasional 8/6 for SSE coverage) on a permanent & full-time basis.

Reporting to the site General Manager, you will support the business strategy and help drive a ‘safety first‘ culture across the organisation, with a focus on championing best-practice & continuous improvement across your team and ensuring compliance to legislative & regulatory requirements.

Here is what awaits you.

- Visibly drive, develop & champion a positive health & safety culture across site, displaying a genuine passion for all facets of health & safety, and a clear commitment to mitigating risk of injury or harm across all NSR operations & personnel.




- Provide continuous support, guidance and direction to employees and contractors for all health & safety requirements.
- Ensure that the team complies with all legislative requirements and continually develop the Safety Management System (SMS) to remain relevant to all Stakeholders.
- Manage the corporate auditing & compliance framework to audit health & safety management systems.
- Embed and further enhance the foundation of the Management Systems to improve overall effectiveness of health & safety leadership across NSR.
- Set and monitor targets and appropriate team key performance indicators to improve health & safety performance, as well as generate team reporting to benchmark performance with analysis of trends.
- Advise the business on improvement opportunities and assist in the development of strategies regarding health & safety initiatives
- Oversee responsible incident investigations to ensure adequate quality and remedial actions are appropriate and implemented.
- Proactive involvement with continuous Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) improvement processes.
- Promote and adhere to all health & safety requirements across the Company in compliance with all statutory regulations.





To thrive in this role.

With extensive experience in a similar senior health & safety role within the mining sector, you have demonstrable leadership and people management experience, working on a remote site operation. You will possess a genuine passion and commitment for creating a work environment that prioritises the health and wellbeing of its most important asset, its people. Through your visibility, engagement and active coaching, you will oversee a team who operate with a high level of skill, integrity, drive and output.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Extensive experience in a similar health & safety leadership role, at a remote mining operation.
- A Tertiary Qualification in Workplace Health & Safety or equivalent, along with a Lead Auditor Qualification.
- Knowledge in the development and implementation of health & safety programs and recognised management systems.
- Demonstrated experience in WHS systems auditing.
- Experience in site health & safety management and improvement plan development, implementation and measurement.
- A thorough understanding & working knowledge of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and Regulations 2022.
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to engage & influence, manage change and drive successful outcomes across your remit.
- Possess a strong working knowledge and understanding of risk management processes including Critical Risk Management, Bow Tie Analysis and Management of Change
- Demonstrate

📌 Health & Safety Manager (Australia)
🏢 Northern Star Resources
📍 Australia