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Role Overview
Senior Specialist, Industrial Hygiene II at Ma'aden. The role anticipates, recognizes, evaluates, and controls occupational health hazards associated with gold mining activities to prevent occupational illness and safeguard workforce health.
Role Purpose
Ensure that worker exposure to physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic hazards is identified, monitored, and controlled in accordance with regulatory requirements, company standards, and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
- Identify and assess occupational health hazards across mining and processing operations, including respirable dust (silica, diesel particulate matter), noise and vibration, heat stress, chemical exposures (cyanide, mercury, reagents, explosives fumes), and biological and ergonomic risks.
- Conduct baseline and periodic health risk assessments for new and existing processes, equipment, and projects.
Exposure Monitoring & Sampling
- Develop and implement industrial hygiene monitoring programs including personal and area dust sampling, noise surveys and dosimetry, heat stress assessments, and chemical exposure monitoring.
- Manage sampling strategies, calibration, chain of custody, and laboratory coordination.
- Analyze and trend exposure data to identify emerging risks and prioritize controls.
Control Measures & Program Implementation
- Recommend and verify effectiveness of engineering, administrative, and PPE controls.
- Support design reviews for ventilation, dust suppression, enclosure systems, and process changes.
- Participate in contractor and project reviews to ensure occupational health risks are adequately controlled.
Compliance & Regulatory Liaison
- Ensure compliance with mining and occupational health regulations, such as MSHA/OSHA or equivalent national authorities.
- Support regulatory inspections, audits, and reporting related to occupational health and hygiene.
- Maintain legally defensible IH records, exposure registers, and reports.
Training & Awareness
- Develop and deliver industrial hygiene and occupational health training, including induction, refresher, and toolbox talks.
- Educate workers and supervisors on health risks, exposure pathways, early symptoms, and protective measures.
- Promote proactive health risk reporting and hazard awareness at all operational levels.
Data Management & Reporting
- Manage industrial hygiene databases and software systems such as exposure monitoring systems and dashboards.
- Prepare technical reports, trend analyses, and management summaries for leadership review.
- Provide input into occupational health KPIs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Incident & Health Surveillance Support
- Support investigations related to overexposure, occupational illnesses, and health complaints.
- Coordinate with medical and occupational health providers on surveillance outcomes and corrective measures.
- Provide expert input during emergencies or abnormal exposure events.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, Chemistry, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum 3–5 years' experience in industrial hygiene within mining, oil & gas, heavy industry, or processing plants.
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or equivalent (preferred).
- CSP / NEBOSH / ISO 45001 Auditor certification (desirable).
Skills & Competencies
- In-depth knowledge of Safety Management Systems and related requirements.
- Strong data analysis and quality assurance capability.
- Ability to create clear and visually appealing reports and presentations.
- Excellent communication skills for executive and board-level reporting.
- English language proficiency.
- Leadership.
- Critical Thinking.
- Achievement Drive.
- Communication.
- Developing Others.
- Teamwork & Collaboration.
- Analytical Thinking.
Additional Information
- Basic Salary.
- Housing Allowance.
- Transportation Allowance.
- Remote Area Allowance.
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