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 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.

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.

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

Applicants that meet the above stated requirements are invited to submit their CVs to the Job Portal link: https://jobs.barrick.com/.

Barrick has a strong commitment to environmental, health and safety management.

Barrick offers employment opportunities to both qualified women and men.

Women who meet the above qualification are strongly encouraged to apply.