Hygiene Advisor

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

Hygiene Advisor



At Westgold Resources, we're building a sustainable and successful future for gold mining in Western Australia. We are seeking an experienced Hygiene Advisor to join our Health & Safety team at Meekatharra, reporting directly to the Health and Safety Manager.


This is an exciting opportunity for an occupational hygiene professional who enjoys balancing technical expertise with practical site engagement to protect the health and wellbeing of our workforce.


About the Role

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, you will provide technical occupational hygiene support across site operations, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and company standards while supporting continuous improvement initiatives

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating occupational hygiene monitoring programs.
• Monitoring and assessing hazards including dust, noise, diesel particulate matter, vibration, heat stress and other workplace exposures.
• Analysing hygiene data and identifying trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Supporting the implementation and maintenance of Hygiene Management Plans.
• Assisting with audits, assurance activities and compliance reporting.
• Providing practical advice and guidance to operational leaders and frontline teams.
• Managing relationships with hygiene consultants, laboratories and service providers.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Health, Science, Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• Occupational hygiene experience within mining, resources or heavy industry.
• Experience conducting exposure monitoring, risk assessments and data analysis.
• Strong knowledge of WA WHS legislation and occupational hygiene requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word.
• Current WA C Class Driver's Licence.

Why Westgold?

• Competitive remuneration and benefits.
• Family-friendly 8:6 roster.
• Career development within a growing ASX-listed gold producer.
• Supportive and values-driven culture.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on workforce health and safety.

If you're passionate about occupational hygiene and want to contribute to safer, healthier workplaces across our operations, we'd love to hear from you.

The Westgold Offer

A range of benefits including:

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
• Performance based bonus
• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance
• Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• 5 years' pro rata long service leave
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.


Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions.

We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!


Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver's licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au


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