Health and Safety Coordinator at Newmont Mining Corporation

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

• To support with building, implementing and overseeing the Health and Safety (H&S) programs and initiatives relating to underground operations.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

Health & Safety Standard, Procedural and Program Development

• Facilitate the development and review of Health and Safety standards and procedures, in accordance with site, Newmont and local Ghanaian regulations and legislation.
• Work with the underground management to design, develop and administer Newmont programs that link to the current Health and Safety strategy to protect employees from work hazards and prevent incidents/accidents.
• Facilitate and promote the adoption of new Health and Safety programs and practices.

Health & Safety Operational Execution

• Facilitate inspections to verify that Health and Safety requirements and governmental legislation is being followed at all times.
• Provide technical expertise in investigating H&S events.
• Write detailed reports documenting the findings of the Health and Safety investigations.
• Support with H&S audits, risk assessments, reviews and inspections.
• Act in the capacity of a team leader for task forces and teams when required.
• Partner with site leadership to optimize the on-site safety programs and systems in Ahafo underground.
• Facilitate post-activity reviews to determine if all Ahafo underground employees and contractors are adequately trained and coached to perform their roles effectively.

Health & Safety Reporting, Compliance and Continuous Improvement

• Participate and facilitate event investigations to discover root causes and identify the appropriate corrective actions to be taken.
• Identify potentially hazardous situations and report to the underground department owner for immediate action and correction.
• Maintain and report on Health & Safety records and statistics.
• Monitor, analyse and suggest improvements from lead and lag H&S indicators.
• Review internal and external H&S reports within the contractor areas that need improvement and implement measures to minimize the occurrence of unfavorable events.
• Suggest improvements to correct any deviations from planned leading and lagging indicator targets.

Health and Safety Stakeholder Management, Communication and Capacity Development

• Assist line management regarding Health and Safety hazard identification exercises, risk management processes, safety rules, regulations and trends.

YOUR TRAINING, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE CHECKLIST:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• A Bachelor\’s degree in Science and/or Health and Safety discipline.
• Minerals Commission of Ghana (MINCOM) Health and Safety certifications.

Additional Knowledge:

• Thorough knowledge of underground H&S legislative requirements.
• Sound understanding of safety management systems.
• Sound knowledge and experience of underground H&S risk management processes.
•  Additional auditing qualification is desirable.

Experience: 

• A minimum of 3 – 5 years’ working experience as a Health and Safety Officer with an understanding of underground risks.

Technical Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Sound conflict management skills.
• Sound information monitoring and management skills.
• Sound planning, organizing and prioritizing skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Assertive.
• Directive.
• Goal oriented.
• Safety conscious.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Resilient.
• Attention to detail.
• Accurate.

Working Conditions

• The position is located at the Ahafo South mine.
• The incumbent will spend a significant portion of time underground.