Health and Safety Associate Manager
Role: Employee Relations and Policies Associate Manager
Location: Sydney/Melbourne
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We seek a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our organization as Health, Safety and Wellbeing Associate Manager.
The role will collaborate closely with local and global stakeholders to implement and monitor Health and Safety strategy, governance, and operating model tailored for the Australian and New Zealand market units.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing and implementing safety programs at the corporate and project levels under the guidance of the Health and Safety Manager.
- Lead and facilitate risk assessments to improve psychosocial safety.
- Provide expert health and safety advisory to key stakeholders for a broad range of matters including general health & safety risk management, non-work related serious illness, return to work plans and psychosocial risk.
- Review health and safety data to identify emerging risks and trends
- Action identified risks and prepare monthly reports
- Work closely with local stakeholders to learn and ensure WHS compliance with client requirements and local regulations.
Skills and Experience:
- Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety, Diploma of WHS, or Graduate Certificate WHS or working toward pre-mentioned.
- Strong people relationship skills
Demonstrated experience in the following desirable with 3-5 years similar work experience
- supporting health and safety initiatives within a large/global company.
- risk management of a variety work environment types (eg corporate, manufacturing, public sector)
- analytical problem-solving skills, with a growing ability to use data for decision-making.
- ability to effectively communicate Health and safety principles and advisory to diverse audiences.
- Exposure to managing third-party accounts, such as EAP providers and workers compensation insurers.
- development of collaborative return to work plans
- diverse range of experience with workplace adjustments and advisory to support employee performance
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Key Requirement: Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency required due to nature of role
- With 3-5 years similar work experience
- supporting health and safety initiatives within a large/global company.
- risk management of a variety work environment types (eg corporate, manufacturing, public sector)
- development, implementation and periodic revision of health and safety management systems, policies, and procedures.
- conducting internal audits, risk assessments and incident investigations
- analytical and problem-solving skills, with a growing ability to use data for decision-making.
- ability to effectively communicate Health and safety principles and advisory to diverse audiences.
- Exposure to managing third-party accounts, such as EAP providers and workers compensation insurers.
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