Health Superintendent / USA

Health Superintendent

About the Role

The client is looking for a Health Superintendent to oversee planning and project execution of the California Operations health, industrial hygiene, wellbeing and fit for work programs. The role continuously interacts with regulators, clinic staff, medical professionals, industrial hygiene personnel, and key California Operations personnel. The role will also partner with contractors to support the delivery of services and projects to appropriate health and industrial hygiene standards.

This role is a great opportunity to lead the health and industrial hygiene programs for the California Operations including the development and maintenance of innovative health and hygiene management solutions.

• Proactively working on problems of a complex scope where evaluation of contributing factors requires the analysis of situations or data

• Seeking out all resources when selecting methods and techniques for obtaining problem resolutions

• Writing, reviewing, and editing technical reports
• Overseeing the management of injuries and illnesses, including investigating causes, providing recommendations on injury classification and overseeing any workers compensation issues

• Acting independently and proactively to determine and administer methods and procedures for problem resolution

• Flagging potential conflicts, by addressing the concern before it becomes a problem
• Overseeing onsite medical clinic operations and the Industrial Hygienist
• Accountable for ensuring appropriate and timely delivery of all health and hygiene programs both tactical and strategic

• Recruit, train, mentor and develop high performing teams
• Developing and implementing key productivity improvements to drive operational efficiency
• A champion of Health and Safety and Environment standards and policies, ensuring regulatory standards are met

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A degree in an Occupational Health or hygiene related field
• Experience in medical clinic management within the mining sector, heavy industry or equivalent

• Experience working in a union environment and partnering with human resources personnel on health and hygiene matters

• Experience in developing and implementing strategic health programs especially around fatigue, fit for work and mental health and wellbeing

• A high level of communication skills including the ability to make presentations to company, public and professional groups

• Knowledge of Californian and US health regulations
  
  It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Leadership experience and managing various internal and external stakeholders in a complex environment.

• Strong understanding of standards, policies and strategies as they relate to health and hygiene