Health and Safety Superintendent by Newmont Mining Corporation

• Are you seeking a role in an organization that provides oversight to Health and Safety programs and initiatives?

• Assist the Health and Safety Manager in the development of Health and Safety strategies, based on the business plan, legislation and applicable standards.
• Engage peers and management to facilitate agreement with the Health and Safety strategy.
• Assist in the determination of projects and programs required to achieve the Health and Safety strategy.
• Support with the implementation of Health and Safety strategies at all levels of operations to ensure compliance with legislation and related best practices.
• Develop and administer Newmont H&S programs to prevent accidents/incidents.

• Ensure that all duties are carried out in a manner that minimizes risk and maintains a safe working environment for all project personnel including contractors.
• Manage the activities of the H&S Coordinators to ensure that an appropriate level of H&S service is in place, including inspections, safety meetings, and safety behavior programs.
• Provide advice to the Project and Contractor Management team in the identification, review and control of the project construction risks.
• Provide advice to the Project Management team with regards to safety rules and regulations, trends, statistics and legal compliance.
• Participate in developing, maintaining and monitoring the implementation of H&S policies and underlying procedures.
• Document, review and revise H&S policies, procedures and practices to enable optimum effectiveness.
• Compile, analyze and interpret accident statistical data and recommend processes and product safety features which will reduce employee exposure to chemical, physical and biological work hazards.
• Participate in the planning process of Health and Safety resources to cover all project construction areas.

• Plan and investigate events, injuries, illness or occupational diseases, determine root causes and instigate corrective actions to prevent future recurrence.
• Perform surveys, audits and gap assessments to recommend corrective actions to safeguard against unhealthy and unsafe working conditions throughout the project construction areas.
• Manage, review, report and audit the findings from events, area inspections and audits arising from the investigation process.
• Maintain knowledge of and compliance with all company policies, procedures and safe work practices detailed in the Project Health and Safety Management
• Demonstrate effective performance in achieving or exceeding agreed upon H&S targets, in support of the Health and Safety department and Project goals.
• Coordinate and inspect construction areas, facilities, machinery, and safety equipment routinely, to identify and correct potential hazards, and ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Monitor the workforce for unsafe behaviors routinely and coach employees on the correct behaviors, when observed.
• Provide leadership to the Project Management Team and Contractors in the Fatality Risk Management program and the identification and replication of live work solutions.

• Coordinate actively with all areas of the construction site to improve work conditions in accordance with Newmont standards.
• Create a strong partnership with the Project Management Team and Contractors to entrench and integrate the aspect of Health and Safety within all aspects of the Ahafo North Project.
• Oversee that Health and Safety staff are providing meaningful assistance to the Contractor Management Teams and Contractor workforce.
• Provide Project Management leadership with updates on safety audits, observations, near misses and follow up on all open action items.

• Supervise allocated staff members by:

• prioritizing and allocating tasks and/or responsibilities.
• overseeing and managing the quality of work outputs.
• providing on-the-job training, mentoring and coaching.
• performing the first level of performance appraisal.
• recommending further and/or relevant training courses and development actions.

• Bachelors' degree in a Science and/or Health, Safety discipline or relevant job experience.
• MINCOM Health and Safety certifications.

• Deep knowledge of relevant local Health and Safety legislative requirements.
• Thorough understanding of Safety Management systems.
• Sound knowledge and experience of risk management.
• Additional auditing qualification is desirable.

• A minimum of 5 to 7 years' experience working within a Health and Safety field in an extractive industry for a large sized organization of which a minimum of 3 years should be in a supervisory/managerial capacity.
• Health and Safety experience in a construction environment is essential.
• Prior event investigation experience is essential.

• Advanced report writing skills.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced information monitoring and management skills.
• Advanced coaching and facilitation skills.
• Strong computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Strong planning and organizing skills
• Strong incident management skills.
• Strong business continuity management skills.

• Assertive.
• Directive.
• Goal oriented.
• Influential.
• Leadership.
• Safety conscious.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Resilient.
• Attention to Detail.
• Accurate.

• The position is located at the Ahafo North mine.
• The incumbent may be required to travel at times in the absence of the Health and Safety Manager to attend meetings with the Chief Inspector of Mines in Accra.

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