Mining Safety Advisor
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Mining Safety Advisor
McArthur
River
Mine NT
McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd operates a zinc-lead-silver mine in which 2.2 million tonnes of ore is extracted each year. McArthur River Mine is Fly-in, Fly-out based from Darwin, and is located in the Gulf of Carpentaria region of the
Northern Territory
.
Reporting to the Mining Sustainable Development Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for the safety leadership of the Mining Department, and assist each mining area to facilitate and promote safe work practices.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Lead incident investigations within the Mining Department as required
Provide assistance and guidance on OH&S matters
Identify site risks and requirements around safety behaviour, in addition to facilitating appropriate intervention
Schedule and present Health and Safety Awareness programs
With relevant Occupational Health and Safety qualifications and demonstrated extensive experience in mining / industrial operations, you will be an exceptional leader committed to our people, their safety and continuous improvement.
This position operates on a 5/2,4/3 FIFO roster based from
Darwin
.
Enquiries: Robert James; Ph: (08) 8975 8191
Position Closes: 24th May 2010
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Coal Australia - Head Office
Level 38 Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Xstrata Coal is the worlds largest producer of export thermal coal and a significant producer of coking coal.
This strong market position is a result of carefully planned growth, following Xstrata plcs acquisition of Glencore International AGs Australian and South African coal business in March 2002 and its acquisition of M.I.M. Holdings in June 2003.
Today Xstrata Coal has interests in over thirty coal mines located in Australia and South Africa and employs around 10,000 people, including contractors.
Across these global operations, there is a total commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, with Xstrata Coal allocating significant resources to training and management systems to ensure a best practice approach to safety at all times. Parallel to this is an unwavering focus on meeting its environmental commitments.
With a complementary mix of underground and open cut mines which produce thermal, coking and semi-soft coal products, Xstrata Coal is Australias leading exporter of thermal coal and South Africans third largest coal exporter. The company produces, on a managed basis, in excess of 70 million tonnes of coal each year, of which more than 50 million comes from Australia.
Xstrata Coal has positioned itself with a diverse geographical distribution of production between South Africa (23%) and Australia (77%), with the Australian operations further diversified between New South Wales (44%) and Queensland (33%). This strategic split of operations enables access to both the Pacific and Atlantic export coal markets. The export market represents around 90% of Xstrata Coals customer base, with the Australian and domestic markets the remainder.
Best described as a truly diversified producer, in terms of geography, pricing, markets and product, Xstrata Coal is a dynamic company that is leading the way in todays world coal market.
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