Principal Safety | Carrapateena

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 The Role

Carrapateena is a copper-gold mine a long-life asset that is part of the BHP South Australia copper province. BHP is a global company with operations in Australia North and South America across 5 different commodities.

As the Principal Safety you will provide critical input into the development and improvement of a safety framework that enables BHP to deliver on the Charter Values of doing what is right seeking better ways and making a difference across Prominent Hill.

Location: Carrapateena South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 4 days on; 3 days off or 8 days on; 6 days off
Department: Safety
Manager: Superintendent - Safety
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Applications close: 29th October 2025.

In this role you will:

• Lead the planning and enhancement of safety standards and facilitate the establishment of Safety procedures and systems.
• Lead support and facilitate workshops and project manage improvement projects to enhance organisational capability and culture in relation to Safety.
• Provide technical safety expertise in risk management learning and investigation and safety management systems and practices to improve organisational safety outcomes and performance.
• Ability to create strong customer and stakeholder relationships to better understand their expectations and needs.
• Communicates and role models the importance of having a customer focus to help others take greater accountability.
• Support the development of Operation level strategies and improvement initiatives for material safety issues.
• Monitor performance analyse data and define improvements for operational and contracting partners to identify emerging safety trends safety improvements and recognition.
• Provide HSE expertise to line management on risks with Safety aspects and impacts.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting as per business and legislative requirements.
• Lead coach and participate in field leadership activities to support and provide technical guidance to build a safety leadership culture and enhance understanding of compliance relevant to company and legal requirements.

About You

You will be a self-motivated professional with a solid record of accomplishment of achieving safety performance through influence coaching and mentoring.

You will also have:

• Minimum 7 years experience in safety role mining or heavy industry will be highly regarded
• Minimum of Cert IV in OHS tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience management health safety or risk Diploma preferred
• A passion for safety and a culture of care.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels in an organisation
• Strong HSE Management System experience problem solving and data analytical skills
• Significant experience leading and supporting safety initiatives.
• Valid unrestricted drivers licence.
• Experience with HS management tools.
• Coaching and mentoring skills with a desire to help people with a lens of continuous improvement.
• Ability to self-motivate manage priorities and consume data to effectivity deliver safety support.
• Experience in mining industry will be highly regarded.

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 significantopportunity for professional development but also attractive salary packages withperformance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We knowthere are many aspects of our employees lives that are important and work is onlyone of these so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. Thesebenefits include flexible working options a generous paid parental leave policy otherextended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

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

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