Manager Safety

Pilbara, WA, Australia

Permanent, Full time

MinRes can offer you

• ASX 200 Company - A dynamic global leader with cutting edge innovation
• Financial benefits such as annual bonuses, share plan, employee referral rewards, and salary sacrifice options
• Taking Mining to the next level with State-of-the-Art site facilities including award winning food prepared by MinRes' own chefs

The Opportunity

MinRes is currently seeking a Safety Manager for our Central Pilbara Hub, supporting two of our operational mine sites with a third coming online at the start of 2026. Reporting through to the General Manager, you will be responsible for leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of the sites Work Health and Safety Management Systems to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, minimise risk, and promote a strong safety culture and driving continuous improvement in safety performance. Your team will encompass Health & Safety, Emergency Response and Training personnel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with operational leaders to strengthen safety leadership capability, risk management, work planning, and safety performance outcomes, fostering a culture of engagement and learning.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Safety and Training team to deliver high-quality safety outcomes.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the operational strategy and improvement plans at both divisional and site levels.
• Monitor safety performance by analysing safety culture, control effectiveness, operational processes, and audit/incident data to identify trends, address root causes, and advance safety maturity.
• Provide expert technical guidance on safety risk management, safety programs, and legislative compliance through coaching, training, and mentoring.
• Oversee the design and execution of assurance frameworks to ensure consistent compliance through audits, inspection programmes, and fatality prevention initiatives.
• Facilitate collaboration and sharing of best practices among Health and Safety peers across the business.
• Integrate contractor partners into the safety improvement journey via inclusive engagement and empowerment.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, incident investigations, and root cause analyses, implementing corrective and preventive actions to avoid recurrence.
• Monitor lead and lag safety indicators, recommend improvements, and ensure continuous enhancement of safety systems and culture.

What You'll bring

• Minimum bachelor's degree in Workplace, Health, and Safety or equivalent
• Extensive experience in a similar role
• Significant and previous experience working within the Mining, Oil and Gas, or heavy industries
• Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and managing a Health and Safety Management systems
• Highly knowledgeable of the Western Australian regulatory requirements and administrative frameworks and experience in dealing with regulators relating to managing health and safety
• Proven ability to manage challenging conversations and situations

• Your ability to lead and inspire a safety team across multiple operations will be a key driver of your success in this role.

• Demonstrated ability to execute strategy and manage change

About the Central Pilbara

Located 75km north west of Newman, Iron Valley is MinRes' oldest producing iron ore mine and Wonmunna is located 80km north west of Newman.

About MinRes

Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services across Western Australia. We are a growing industry leader on the back of our desire to think differently, navigate challenging operating landscapes and seize new opportunities.

At MinRes, the future's bright. Be part of our next chapter.