Health, Safety & Environment Advisor / Lead / Specialist Austrak is the Australian Industry leader in the manufacture and sale of pre-stressed concrete railway sleepers with four factories operating in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland servicing major government and blue-chip customers around Australia. Austrak is owned by German parent company Vossloh, who are a global leader in Rail Infrastructure Products and Services and who operate two other business units within Australia in Victoria and Brisbane.
About the role The purpose of the role is to ensure a culture of safety and quality on site, as well as maintain compliance with management systems. You will support the National HSEQ and Systems Assurance Manager in the site implementation and continuous improvement of the Austrak Integrated Management System.
Enjoy a family-friendly schedule that lets you go home each night, with flexible core hours available upon request to support work-life balance. This role also offers unique development and exposure opportunities, including support for other sites, allowing you to grow within a dynamic, National Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) team. Join an inclusive group where cross-site collaboration is valued, providing a chance to make an impact across our network!
You will be responsible for the following:
Lead a culture that promotes the safety of all workers, quality of product and protection of the environment at Austrak manufacturing facility Assist and/or facilitate pre starts, inductions, risk assessments, and other activities that support in creating a safe working environment Assist supervisors and factory Manager in understanding and applying all aspects of health and safety, environmental management systems Promote, and drive responsible behaviours around Health and Safety and Environmental Have a strong presence on the factory floor engaging with operators, supervisors and maintenance daily Ensure the site maintains compliance with Health and Safety, Environmental Management Systems Prepare reports, record data and collect evidence of the site's compliance to these systems Assist in maintaining the annual ISO external audits Attend Safety, Environmental and Quality Leadership Team meetings, and represent the site at these meetings Conduct audit and inspection activities on site Audit Schedule control, maintain, drive completion. Manage and maintain site Risk Register Monitor and drive corrective actions to completion in a timely manner through engaging with supervisors, operators and maintenance Identify health, safety and environmental non-conformances, conduct /coach site leadership teams in carrying out investigations and develop solutions for implementation. Support and advise Factory Manager and factory staff to improve the control of risks Secretary to the HSE Committee Meeting Manage/support the Worker's Compensation and injury management for the Factory Flexibility to respond to emerging business requirements Skills and experience Experience in manufacturing, construction (desirable) and/or high-risk work (desirable) – but both not essential Relevant degree with 2-3 years' experience or; Certificate IV Occupational Health and Safety as a minimum, with 5 year's experience Fire Safety Advisor for Queensland (desirable) but will provide the training if needed Return to Work Coordinator Training, or willingness to obtain Highly organised with impeccable attention to detail Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Basic Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) Benefits and perks Work anniversary bonus - every 5 years get an extra weeks annual leave + $3000 to spend on a holiday! Generous career development funds to support your career progression Salary sacrificing options (including novated leases) Death and TPD insurance coverage Salary continuance insurance Additional purchased leave options 15 weeks paid parental leave + superannuation will be paid while on paid/ unpaid parental leave for 12 months Access to LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & employee recognition rewards program We strongly encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, people from diverse backgrounds, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals differently abled to apply. Austrak is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone in our organisation. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example – she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
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