Area Supervisor - Mine Safety Occupational Hygiene
- Lead planning and delivery of statutory dust and occupational hygiene monitoring projects across underground and surface coal mine sites.
- Coordinate schedules, resources, field activities, customer deliverables, project risks and compliance with legislation, quality systems and NATA accreditation expectations.
- Provide team guidance and mentoring while engaging with customers, mine personnel and internal teams to support safe, accurate and timely work.
OUR PURPOSE IS ‘TO PROTECT’
WE CARE, WE WORK TOGETHER, WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Area Supervisor – Mine Safety Occupational Hygiene
- Lead occupational hygiene programs protecting NSW coal mine workers
- Permanent full-time position based in Newcastle
- $203,950 + Super | 5 weeks annual leave
Make a real impact on mine worker health and safety
Coal Services is seeking an experienced professional to help lead the planning and delivery of occupational hygiene monitoring programs across the NSW coal industry.
This role suits an occupational hygienist ready to step into a broader project and team leadership role, or an experienced mining supervisor or mine safety professional with strong safety leadership, project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
About the role
In this role, you will:
- Coordinate statutory airborne dust monitoring and commercial occupational hygiene monitoring projects from planning through to close-out.
- Manage schedules, scopes, resources, field activities and customer deliverables.
- Support safe, timely and compliant project delivery across underground and surface coal mine sites.
- Act as a key contact for customers, mine officials, operational personnel and internal teams.
- Review monitoring data, field records, reports and project information for accuracy and quality.
- Identify and manage project, operational, quality and safety risks.
- Provide guidance, mentoring and practical support to team members.
- Ensure compliance with legislation, site requirements, company procedures, quality systems and NATA accreditation expectations.
- Contribute to improvements in workflows, reporting practices, systems and service delivery.
About You
We welcome applicants from an occupational hygiene, mine supervisory or mine health and safety background. You'll bring:
- Experience in occupational hygiene monitoring, exposure assessment, sampling, technical reporting or hygiene program delivery (Full Membership of the AIOH or Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH) status preferred); and/or
- Experience in mine supervision or mine health and safety roles.
Plus:
- Strong leadership and the ability to coordinate people, equipment, schedules and work activities in regulated environments.
- Sound planning, organisational and communication skills.
- Confidence engaging with customers, site personnel, technical teams and operational leaders.
- Ability to produce and review technical reports, monitoring data, proposals and operational information.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to safe, compliant and quality work.
- Ability to coach and mentor others and build team capability.
- A current NSW driver licence and the capacity to attend mine sites and meet relevant medical, induction and competency requirements.
- Demonstrated behaviours aligned to our company values and culture: we care, we work together, we make a difference.
Desirable: tertiary qualifications in occupational hygiene, health and safety, science, mining or engineering, or relevant NSW coal mining statutory certificates of competence.
What we offer
- Permanent full-time role with job security
- Allocated work vehicle
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Coal Industry Long Service Leave
- 15 days personal leave & 3 days family and emergency leave
- Flexible working hours
- Friendly and supportive team culture
- Superannuation co-contribution scheme
- Professional development days
- Reward and recognition program to celebrate your success
- Retailer discounts through Smart Spending App
- Access to EAP and novated leasing
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