Hellas Gold Single Member S.A. is a gold, silver, lead and zinc mining company headquartered in Athens, Greece. Since 2004, Hellas Gold operates the Kassandra Mines at N.E. Chalkidiki, under the strictest EU safety and environmental standards and regulations. The Kassandra Mines consist of the operating mine at Olympias the state-of-the-art Kokkinolakkas Tailings Managements Facility and the Skouries project. Evolving a mining history of 25 centuries, Hellas Gold invests in the development of sustainable mining in the region, contributing to the local economic growth and prosperity with investments of more than $1 billion, the employment of 1,600 people, the active support to the local suppliers, and important investments to local community initiatives and projects. Since 2012, Hellas Gold operates as a subsidiary of the Canadian-based Eldorado Gold Corporation, which has over 25 years of experience in exploration, construction and operation of mines around the world.
We live our values in pursuit of our purpose: to find a better way to do things. We aim to break new ground in all that we do. We do this by creating a positive impact today, and for future generations, through our commitment to operating safely, sustainably, and profitably.
The company offers the opportunity to those who wish to express interest in the position of “Safety Engineer”, for its premises in Chalkidiki and more specifically at Stratoni Site (Mine and Mill). The position will be reported to the Health & Safety Manager.
Main Responsibilities:
- Understand and comply with the rules and regulations of the governing laws, the Hellas Gold (Eldorado Gold) health safety policy, management system, standards and practices.
- Act as technical expert and advisor for risk management processes and provide appropriate recommendations to site’s line management.
- Train and develop site’s superiors, peers and subordinates in the performance of their OHS duties. Act as quality control for this performance and provide feedback / coaching as required.
- Analyze Health and Safety trends to determine opportunities for improvement. Communicate findings and recommendations to site’s management in a form that is actionable and measurable.
- Responsible for occupational health monitoring and workplace measurements (noise, vibration, dust, illumination, ventilation, gases).
- Ensure all site’s incidents are reported and investigated in accordance with procedural and legislative requirements, and Company reporting standards.
- Develop an annual Health and Safety site’s inspections/audits plan.
- Develop site’s annual health and safety targets and objectives.
- Supervise and implement the international safety standards (ISO 39001, ISO 45001).
- Participate on OHS systems development (Risk Assessment, Job Safety Analysis, Safe Work Instructions, Standard Operation Procedures, Emergency Response Plans, Policies).
Requirements:
- Degree in Mining & Metallurgical Engineering or in Mineral Resources Engineering.
- Experience as Safety Engineer in mining/quarry/mill it will consider as a plus.
- Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece.
- Very good knowledge in MS Office software & database skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Greek and English languages.
- Knowledge of risk management, incident investigation and reporting, auditing and inspecting.
- Very good knowledge of the Greek Mining Law.
- Very good skills in analyzing information and statistics.
- Driving License.
Our company offers a competitive remuneration package that includes an attractive combination of basic salary and benefits, as well as opportunities for development in a challenging work environment.
Inclusion and Diversity
Hellas Gold is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
If you are looking for a global and dynamic environment, please send us your CV.