Principal Health | Adelaide | Permanent Part-Time role

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 Olympic Dam

Olympic Dam is one of Australias largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation unique in that we mine and process Copper Uranium Gold and Silver. At Olympic Dam we care that everyone goes home safe to do the things they love. We support our people to grow learn develop their skills and reach their potential. 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.

Our purpose in HSE at Olympic Dam is protecting what matters most to sustainably deliver copper to the world.

About the Role

Reporting to the Superintendent for Asset Health 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 job share Permanent part-time position based in Adelaide with some site travel. 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 Copper SAs 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.

• Tertiary qualifications in Medical or related Allied Health field
• 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.
• Experience working with Australian and International standards.
• Demonstrated understanding interpretation and implementation of Australian and South Australian legislation (inc Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations).
• Working experience in risk health and safety management systems.
• Experience in developing standard operating procedures or quality documentation.
• Experience in delivery of programs at an organisational level.
• 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.

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Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. 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.

At BHP we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce thats more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included treated fairly and with are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includesgenderage race disability status sexual orientation religion neurodiversity education levels and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process please email us at.