Location:
St Ives - Kambalda, WA, AU, 6442
Company: Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd
Job Req ID: 68672
Lead the safety vision at St Ives Gold Mine — one of Western Australia’s most prime, complex, and dynamic gold operations. With multiple underground and open-pit sites, St Ives is a strategic cornerstone asset renowned for its high-grade ore, operational excellence, and long mine life.
We’re looking for a Manager OHS to deliver a proactive safety culture through visible felt leadership — someone who leads by example, inspires teams on the ground, and influences safety at every level.
Your Impact:
- Own and drive the site-wide OHS strategy tailored to the complexities of a large, multi-mine operation, ensuring full alignment with the company’s global operating model and safety standards to deliver consistent, world-class outcomes.
- Champion visible felt leadership by being highly present on site, engaging authentically with frontline teams, and leading safety conversations in real time.
- Oversee the Site Security and Emergency Services function, ensuring operational readiness and a strong preventative and responsive culture.
- Lead the Training Department, embedding a competency-based approach to workforce development and frontline capability uplift.
- Oversee Health & Hygiene programs, driving continuous improvement in workforce wellbeing, occupational health, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with senior leaders to embed safety, security, and workforce wellbeing as core business drivers, not just compliance metrics.
- Collaborate with senior executives and operational leaders to embed safety as a core business priority driving sustainable performance aligned to global objectives.
- Drive innovative safety initiatives tailored to the risks inherent in underground and surface mining environments, consistent with global best practices.
- Lead and develop a high-performing OHS leadership team that embodies hands-on leadership, accountability, and alignment with the global safety culture.
- Foster a safety culture where every worker feels heard, valued, and motivated to contribute to continuous improvement.
Your Experience:
- You bring senior leadership experience across safety, health, training, and emergency management within complex mining environments.
- You’re a visible and values-driven leader, respected for your ability to influence across all levels
- Strong background in risk management, compliance, and implementing systems aligned with international safety and training frameworks.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills to build trust at all levels and support a unified global safety approach.
- You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and are motivated by developing people and creating a lasting legacy.
Why Join St Ives?
As a prime and complex asset in WA’s gold sector, St Ives provides a platform for a safety leader who leads from the front to make a lasting impact. Join a world-class operation where your visible felt leadership and strategic alignment with global safety models will reinforce safety as the foundation of operational excellence. Enjoy competitive rewards and professional growth in a company that truly values its people and their safety.
We work across geographies, with diverse teams and cultures. This diversity of talents, backgrounds, experience and knowledge drives our growth and ability to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable production with lasting value for all our stakeholders. We are committed to continue building a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, and follow an inclusive recruitment process with all qualified applicants considered.
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