About us

K92 Mining Limited operates the Kainantu Gold Mine in the Eastern Highlands Province. Since we launched in 2016, we've grown gold production every year, boosting Papua New Guinea's economy. We take pride in supporting your communities, with nearly 94% of our team members being fellow PNG locals.

Looking ahead, we will significantly increase our gold production in the next three years. This expansion means that K92 is a place for building a stable career, contributing to the community, and being a key part of our success.

About the role

The Safety Officer for Projects is responsible for ensuring that all safety regulations and procedures are followed during the execution of the stage 3 expansion for Kainantu Gold Mine. This role is a crucial role in preventing accidents and incidents, protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors and maintaining compliance with Papua New Guinea’s safety laws and regulations.

Key / Major Accountabilities

Key accountabilities of this position include.

• Ensuring the continuous improvement of, safety inspections, safety training and compliance.
• Maintain a safe work environment for all K92 employees, visitors and contractors through audits, inspections, and training.
• Ensure all incidents are fully investigated and recorded within the site safety data base in a timely and accurate manner.
• Conduct scheduled, weekly, monthly safety audits and checks project wide.

About You

To be considered for this role, it is essential that you must have a Degree or Diploma in Health and Safety / Environment Health from a recognized institution or equivalent. You must have at least 5 years’ experience in occupational health and safety in a mining environment and must be well-versed experience in project safety management. In addition to this, you will have some or all the following.

• Training and assessment qualification and experience
• Completion of accredited fire training.
• Current first aid certificate
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong planning and organization skills.

Life at K92 

Our core values — Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Safety — are central to our operations and fundamental to our success. K92 upholds a commitment to equal opportunity, striving to ensure that every individual can reach their highest potential without experiencing discrimination.

Our camp is well managed and provides residents with good, healthy meals made from locally sourced fresh produce as well as internet, cable tv and a gymnasium.

We believe in sharing our success with our employees. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer participation in long- and short-term incentive plans. We also offer savings programs, medical assistance, as well as access to our Wellbeing and employee assistance programs whilst working a friendly roster. 

If you share our values and are looking for your next career step, come join us on this exciting journey. Submit your application through our website today.

THIS POSITION IS OPEN ONLY TO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE & WORK IN PNG WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP