Injury Prevention Specialist

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people.

Roster: 8D6R

Reporting to the Health and Safety Superintendent, this 12-month fixed term role plays a key part in promoting a safe and healthy workplace. You will lead injury prevention initiatives, support site health programs, manage work-related injuries, and oversee Return to Work and Injury Management processes.

This is a great opportunity to make a real impact on workforce wellbeing and safety performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide personnel with advice on how to prevent injuries in the workplace. The role will focus on prevention of Musculoskeletal injuries, including but not limited to. 
  • Providing ergonomic assessments, 
  • Task and job analysis and education to prevent injuries, 
  • Other campaigns according to site demands.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and Physiotherapy treatment services for work related injuries.
• Coordinate site Health and Hygiene initiatives.
• Overview and assist Nurses with site Return to Work and Injury Management processes.
• Coach all personnel in medical / primary care treatment and the promotion of health care to all personnel on site.
• Compiling injury statistic reports to HSES / site leadership team as required
• Responsible for maintaining an adequate and relevant physiotherapy stock inventory.
• Develop and deliver Health and Wellness Site initiatives

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary Qualification in Physiotherapy (AHPRA Registered)
• Experience in Injury Prevention Coordination
• Understanding & experience in rehabilitation and return to work programs 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the mining / resource industry in a similar role
• Minimum 3 years Clinical Physiotherapy experience
• Computer competencies highly regarded including MS Office suite and SAP

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.