Jobs at Gold Fields Limited

• We are seeking a Senior Manager, Safety to join our Sustainable Development team in a dynamic, international setting. This newly created role is part of our updated operating model, designed to enhance the global scope and impact of our business.
• At Gold Fields, we recognise that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and excellence. That’s why we’re committed to creating opportunities that work for you.

Why Join Us?

At Gold Fields, we value our people and understand that life doesn’t stop when work starts. That’s why we offer:

• Generous health insurance allowances.
• An annual bonus and long-term incentive scheme to recognise your contributions.
• Educational assistance to help you continue to grow and learn.

This permanent role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to both local and international projects and operations, requiring global travel to provide hands-on support across our sites.

About the Role: As the Senior Manager Safety, you will:

• Lead the development and deployment of consistent safety management systems and tools across Gold Fields, ensuring alignment with best practices and operational needs.
• Support the Vice President Safety in driving the successful execution of the safety improvement plan through collaborative leadership and strategic oversight.
• Collaborate with teams across the group to integrate safety standards into all operational activities.
• Establish a unified induction and onboarding process for all employees and business partners.
• Assist with the design and implementation of a comprehensive system for managing the safety performance of business partners.
• Lead change management initiatives addressing technical, cultural, and social aspects within the company.
• Standardise incident reporting and learning processes, ensuring effective action management and assurance.
• Consolidate safety reporting into a single platform, enhancing predictive safety analytics.
• Deliver programs to enhance safety culture, focusing on leadership, supervision, and operational excellence.
• Develop and manage talent within the safety discipline, ensuring the team has the necessary skills and knowledge.

About you:

• Relevant qualifications in safety.
• Extensive industry experience, with international exposure being highly regarded.
• Recent experience in safety management within the resources sector.
• Proven track record in collaborating with multifunctional management teams.
• Experience in developing and executing strategic plans and leading change initiatives.

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This permanent position offers the opportunity to work across local and international projects, helping shape the future of safety leadership at Gold Fields.

Your Role:

As the Lead Specialist Safety Systems, you will develop and implement best-in-class safety management practices, ensuring consistent core components across all assets. Continuously review and refine systems to empower asset-level ownership and drive sustainable safety excellence.

• Standardise Safety Management Systems across all assets,
• Provide subject matter support on Safety management aspects to operational and functional teams
• Equip leaders with the tools and processes to take full ownership of safety at site level, and drive process compliance
• Support the development and maintenance of Critical risk controls to drive risk reduction
• Develop onboarding & induction materials to build safety capacity,
• Support change management with a focus on people & technical risks.

What You Bring:

• Relevant qualifications in safety management,
• Extensive industry experience (international exposure highly regarded),
• Proven leadership in safety & risk within resources sector,
• Strong collaboration skills—ability to work across diverse teams, and,
• Strategic execution mindset—translating vision into action.

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• Gold Fields is seeking a Lead Specialist Safety Programmes to join our Sustainable Development team in a dynamic, international setting. This newly created role is part of our enhanced operating model, designed to strengthen our global impact and drive meaningful change.
• At Gold Fields, we know that diversity and inclusion fuel innovation and excellence. We’re committed to creating opportunities that work for you.

Why Join Gold Fields?

We value our people and understand that life doesn’t stop when work starts. That’s why we offer:

• Generous health insurance allowances
• Annual bonus & long-term incentives to recognise your contributions
• Educational assistance to support your professional growth
• Global exposure—travel across our sites to drive real change

This permanent position offers the opportunity to work across local and international projects, helping shape the future of safety leadership at Gold Fields.

Your Role:

As the Lead Specialist Safety Programmes, you will:

• Support the delivery and implementation of safety programmes to drive safety improvement and embed a safety culture
• Implement a standard Visible Felt Leadership (VFL) process across the company, embedding it into leadership routines with integrated quality assurance,
• Continuously monitor VFL implementation and outcomes, providing coaching and mentoring as needed,
• Collaborate with the Lead Specialist Safety Insight to integrate VFL data into safety dashboards, enhancing decision-making for leaders,
• Refine and develop leading safety indicators to proactively identify risks and drive cultural change,
• Maintain and enhance the Courageous Safety Leadership program to ensure alignment with our safety improvement plans,
• Develop safety materials for supervisory development programs, strengthening frontline leadership in safety,
• Implement talent management strategies to build the capability of safety professionals across the business,
• Foster collaboration across safety functions, driving knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement, and,
• Support sites in implementing targeted safety interventions as needed.

What You Bring:

• Relevant qualifications in safety management,
• Extensive industry experience (international exposure highly regarded),
• Recent safety management experience in the resources sector,
• Strong track record of working with multifunctional teams, and,
• Ability to develop and execute short-term plans that support strategy.