Team Lead, Health, Medical, and RTW

Workplace Type: Remote Closing Date About Newmont

At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization, and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Brucejack

Our Brucejack Gold Mine, a high-grade underground mine in beautiful northern British Columbia, is located approximately 65 kilometres north of Stewart. Brucejack is a fly-in/fly-out operation with pick-up points across Western Canada, making it easy for people from different places to join us. We work closely with local First Nations communities including the Nisga’a, Tahltan, Gitanyow, and Gitxsan, to build respectful partnerships and celebrate our shared community.

As a member of the Brucejack family, we put your health, comfort, and safety first. You’ll stay in private rooms with individual washrooms, enjoy balanced meals prepared by our exceptional culinary team, and have access to a 24-hour snack and sandwich bar. We also have plenty of ways for you to relax and stay active, with a gym, fitness classes, a golf simulator, and seasonal activities like snowshoeing and hiking. For creative downtime, our music room is a fully equipped space where you can play or listen to music. Our Brucejack Recreation Committee, run by employees on a volunteer basis, organizes activities and events to make camp life fun and bring people together. The committee also plans holiday decorations, charity raffles, and outdoor events, helping create a warm and friendly community.

Your Impact

Our Health and Safety team is now recruiting for the position of Team Lead, Health, Medical and RTW (Return to work) with a competitive annual base salary between

$103,300–$137,700 CAD

, with an additional short-term incentive. The offered base salary will be determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies, with consideration to internal equity.

Supervise the return to work and medical services team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care, compliance with health standards, return to work management processes, and alignment with organizational health and hygiene objectives. Brucejack is a FIFO operation, but this position will be

working from home, Monday-Friday, 9 AM -5 PM PST.

As part of our team you will

- Support the development of health and medical services program, including return to work management.

- Monitor health metrics and trends, assessing areas for intervention and improvement, and ensure timely report of metrics to internal systems and regulatory bodies.

- Liaise with internal team members to implement health programs and initiatives aligned with workplace safety and wellness objectives.

- Provide mentorship and supervision to team members on medical process and programs.

- Liaise with external health providers and partners to ensure the effective delivery of medical services.

- Critically analyze situations and provide primary and alternative pathway recommendations

- Assist with health risk assessments and mitigation strategies in coordination with the Lead Health and Hygiene.

- Implement health awareness and training programs for employees to enhance workplace health outcomes.

- Collate and provide health performance reports and insights to the Lead Health and Hygiene.

- Attend routine meetings of functional units to deliver and explain program process and answer questions from frontline supervisor and workforce. .

- Ensure timely escalation of issues to Lead Health and Hygiene.

- Provide guidance and assist team members in the management of workplace injury and illness according to organizational processes.

- Any other job duties as assigned within reason of the role

- Critically research, and evaluate solutions to problems to offer both short and long term recommendations

- Ability to apply key principles across similar scenarios, and critically evaluate similarities and differences between scenarios to determine best path forward.

- Improve working methods using day-to-day experiences, procedures, observations of pattern of events, and trial and error

Prerequisites for your success in this role

- Minimum 5–7 years of experience in occupational health, rehabilitation, or a related field

- Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology, Kinesiology, Sport Rehabilitation, or Nursing (required)

- Master’s degree in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, or Occupational Health Nurse certification (preferred)

- Knowledge of British Columbia Workers Compensation Board (WCB) processes and reporting requirements (asset)

- Strong understanding of occupational health principles

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Projects)

- Familiarity with WCB reporting software for injury submission and follow-up

- Experience with Cority software (asset)

At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion we are dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment.

The expected salary range for this role is CA$103,300-137,700 . This range is tied to the British Columbia market for jobs performed in British Columbia. The salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education, training, and/or experience. The salary offer will not be based on a candidate’s pay history at other jobs, and by law, Newmont will not seek information about pay history, and candidates should not share such information with Newmont.

We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. If you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to hear from you!