Background

Lumwana Mining Company seeks to recruit a highly committed employee for the position of Industrial Hygienist – LEP (Fixed Term) to join the Lumwana Expansion Project Team. We are in search of an individual who can champion Barrick’s DNA by:

• Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity
• Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach
• Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose
• Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy
• Taking Responsibility and being Accountable
• Committing to Zero Harm
• Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships

Reporting Structure

Reporting to the Environmental Coordinator – LEP, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and controlling workplace health hazards to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health regulations.

Responsibilities/Duties

Your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Generating Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) and formulating Sampling Plans.
• Conducting Noise, Dust, Illumination, Radiation, Vibration, and VOC monitoring and other occupational exposure monitoring.
• Identifying occupational health hazards and recommending appropriate engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls.
• Ensuring employee awareness of occupational health and safety concerns, programs, and regulations by conducting training and presentations.
• Implementing corrective actions and suspending operations if required.
• Advising and collaborating with management to resolve occupational health issues.
• Creating and executing studies to monitor and assess employees’ exposure to health risks and to measure the effectiveness of occupational health programs, policies, and procedures.
• Proposing and leading the implementation of programs to protect employee health and implementing ergonomics.
• Advising various parties on workers’ compensation claims pertaining to workplace exposures.
• Conduct training for on and off-site awareness for the Project Team employees, contractors, and the surrounding communities when needed.
• Conducting Food Safety and Hygiene Audits.
• Administer the Personal Exposure Assessment Programs (Chemical and Physical stressors).
• Conduct workplace and personal exposure monitoring and identify jobs that may need to be monitored with engineering controls or personnel monitoring equipment.
• Notify employees who wear monitoring devices and those in a similar exposure group (SEG) of the monitoring results.
• Prepare reports on hazardous substances and processes to apprise management of audit findings and support their decision-making.
• Conduct training and awareness sessions regularly for special occupational Hazards such as Noise, Vibration, dust exposure, and control Hazardous Communication.

Qualifications/Requirements

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following requirements:

• Grade 12 certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Hygiene, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline from a reputable institution.
• Minimum Three (3) years’ working experience in industrial hygiene, occupational exposure assessment, and environmental management.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in accordance with ISO 14001:2015.
• ISO 14001:2015 Internal Auditor Certification.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene principles, occupational safety regulations, and hazard control techniques.
• Ability to use monitoring and sampling equipment (e.g., air quality monitors, noise dosimeters, noise dosimeters, sound level meters, vibration monitors, and VOC monitoring equipment)
• Ability to analyse occupational hygiene and environmental monitoring data and interpret results to make informed decisions.
• Strong communication skills to present findings and recommendations to various audiences.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Member of the relevant Professional Body.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Manual Driver’s license

What We Can Offer You

A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits.

• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organisation

• Generating Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) and formulating Sampling Plans.
• Conducting Noise, Dust, Illumination, Radiation, Vibration, and VOC monitoring and other occupational exposure monitoring.
• Identifying occupational health hazards and recommending appropriate engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls.
• Ensuring employee awareness of occupational health and safety concerns, programs, and regulations by conducting training and presentations.
• Implementing corrective actions and suspending operations if required.
• Advising and collaborating with management to resolve occupational health issues.
• Creating and executing studies to monitor and assess employees’ exposure to health risks and to measure the effectiveness of occupational health programs, policies, and procedures.
• Proposing and leading the implementation of programs to protect employee health and implementing ergonomics.
• Advising various parties on workers’ compensation claims pertaining to workplace exposures.
• Conduct training for on and off-site awareness for the Project Team employees, contractors, and the surrounding communities when needed.
• Conducting Food Safety and Hygiene Audits.
• Administer the Personal Exposure Assessment Programs (Chemical and Physical stressors).
• Conduct workplace and personal exposure monitoring and identify jobs that may need to be monitored with engineering controls or personnel monitoring equipment.
• Notify employees who wear monitoring devices and those in a similar exposure group (SEG) of the monitoring results.
• Prepare reports on hazardous substances and processes to apprise management of audit findings and support their decision-making.
• Conduct training and awareness sessions regularly for special occupational Hazards such as Noise, Vibration, dust exposure, and control Hazardous Communication.

• Ability to use monitoring and sampling equipment (e.g., air quality monitors, noise dosimeters, noise dosimeters, sound level meters, vibration monitors, and VOC monitoring equipment)
• Ability to analyse occupational hygiene and environmental monitoring data and interpret results to make informed decisions.
• Strong communication skills to present findings and recommendations to various audiences.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

• Grade 12 certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Hygiene, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline from a reputable institution.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in accordance with ISO 14001:2015.
• ISO 14001:2015 Internal Auditor Certification.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene principles, occupational safety regulations, and hazard control techniques.
• Member of the relevant Professional Body.
• Manual Driver’s license