Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor

At Kubota Australia and New Zealand, we distribute high value, exceptional quality agriculture, construction and farm machinery and products. We also offer leading solutions in consumer financing to enable and incent purchases.

In your new role you will act as a trusted Health, Safety & Wellbeing partner to the business, delivering expert advice and leadership to build and maintain an industry-leading safety culture. This role will have a focus on warehouse and industrial OH&S, support the creation of safe, healthy work environments while ensuring full compliance with Australian and New Zealand legislative and regulatory frameworks.

Key accountabilities include, but not limited to

Provide Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) advice to the business on laws, standards, policies and procedures
Support or lead projects to identify hazards and manage risks, and track actions to improve safety
Coach staff and deliver training to improve safety knowledge and capability
Maintain HSW policies, systems and documentation, and assist with safety communications
Support and promote employee wellbeing initiatives and monitor their outcomes
Monitor and analyse safety data, prepare reports and audits, and recommend improvements
Help develop and maintain HSW improvement and compliance plans, systems and registers
Coordinate or participate in safety audits, including contractor and supplier audits
Liaise with regulators or external parties when reporting or managing incidents
Promote and manage the Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Program
Support contractor and supplier safety onboarding and compliance records
Lead or assist with incident investigations when required
Manage WorkCover claims and Return-to-Work plans
Provide administrative support to the OHS Committee, Emergency Management Teams and other safety groups
Support People and Culture administrative and record-keeping tasks
Assist with facility issues or disaster recovery responses when needed
Perform other duties within skills and experience as required

Requirements

Your resume would likely include

Tertiary qualification OHS/WHS or related discipline (i.e., environment, safety engineering)

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122 - desirable)

Certified OHS Practitioner (preferred)

Significant experience in handling Return-to-Work processes (preferred)

Significant experience in a similar OHS/ WHS Advisor role with exposure to all aspects of OHS practice, preferably with exposure to warehousing, distribution and industrial industries

Experience in the development and implementation of programs to support and maintain HSW cultures

Applied knowledge of OHS and WHS relevant legislation and regulation across Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions

Well-developed general administration and records management skill

Hand on experience in coaching and the development and delivery of training programs

Highly developed internal consulting and relationship management skill

Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills

Proven data analysis and reporting capability

Attention to detail

Well-developed organisational and prioritisation skills, ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Intermediate computing skills, including competence in Google Suite/ MS Office

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

Kubota is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. Applications are strongly encouraged from diverse applicants

Kubota have a zero tolerance approach to alcohol and illicit drugs on all our sites and a pre-employment medical assessment and criminal records check are required as part of our selection process

This opportunity is open to application from Australian citizen/ residents or those with current approved unrestricted work rights for a period exceeding two years. Applicants not meeting this criteria cannot be considered

This opportunity is not available via recruitment agencies. Agents will not be responded to

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For more than 40 years Kubota Australia has been Australia's leading supplier of agriculture, construction and power equipment. Our extensive product range is renowned for its high performance, durability and reliability, and is specifically engineered to excel in Australia's tough and diverse conditions.