Hygiene Advisor (8:6)

Westgold Resources is an innovative and progressive West Australian gold producer located in the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions of WA.

We are looking for people with passion and drive who want to advance their careers. With new mines, new equipment and a new energy across our business, there’s never been a better time to join Westgold.

About the opportunity

Westgold Resources are on the lookout for an experienced Hygiene Advisor to assist in the development, implementation, maintaining and monitoring of all Occupations Hygiene requirements for all operations.

This role will be offered on a permanent 8 days on, 6 days off roster and will provide assistance to all Westgold  Operations (Northern and Southern).

The role includes

• Ensuring all statutory requirements for Occupational Hygiene (Dust, Fumes, Noise, Diesel Particulates, Biological, Heat Stress, Vibration) quotas, monitoring, testing, analysis and reporting are complied with for all operations
• Monitoring and evaluation of data to contribute to compliance to the site Hygiene Management Plan
• Assist in the development of Occupational Hygiene documents
• Undertake control verification activities
• Provide expert and practical advice on occupational hygiene controls to Westgold sites
• Completing tasks as allocated and directed from the Hygiene Superintendent

 What do I need?

• Certificate 4 Surface Ventilation Officer (Required)
• Noise Officer or Audiometric qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in Hygiene projects or related fields
• Health Surveillance experience
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously
• Degree of Science Occupational Hygiene Practices (Desirable but not required)
• Experience with the mining sector working in the Health and Safey field
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• C Class Drivers License
• National Police Clearance 12 month validity
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

The Westgold Offer:

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
• Performance based bonus
• Site Allowance (if applicable)
• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance
• Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus – bring your mates along!
• 5 years’ pro rata long service leave
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations, we encourage you to apply.  

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criterias which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian drivers licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email  

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

No Agency referrals will be accepted at this time.