Workplace Health Specialist

4 weeks ago


Minchinbury, Australia SCT Group Full time

Job Title: Workplace Health Specialist

Based in our Minchinbury depot and reporting to the National Health and Safety Manager, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the required capabilities in the following areas:

  • Develop and drive a positive safety culture within the business, consistent with the national initiative.
  • Create an environment where business leaders own safety, and your role is to provide specialist guidance.
  • Work closely with operations managers to achieve consistency of Health & Safety strategies, service delivery arrangements, and performance outcomes.
  • Assist in the rollout of corporate health and safety standards and train and educate operations on key corporate standards.
  • Lead, coach, and support operational managers with positive strategies based on proactive analysis of information, leading and lagging indicators, and culture survey results to promote a positive and resilient safety culture for team members, visitors, customers, and contractors.
  • Monitor, guide, and inform operations on Health & Safety management policies, standards, and work instructions in line with safety management systems.
  • Preempt arising or future Health & Safety issues through the provision of proactive and preventative solutions.
  • Support managers in incident, near miss, hazard reporting, and investigations.
  • Actively input into safety process improvements through key projects developed from employee feedback and historical reporting.
  • Ensure site workplace inspections and risk assessments are carried out as per risk management standards to detect existing or potential risks in health, safety, environmental, or quality hazards and facilitate appropriate preventative measures and corrective actions.
  • Ensure appropriate participation in audits/inspections.
  • Facilitate and where required lead safety investigations.
  • Liaise with key stakeholders internally and externally in the event of a serious incident to share investigation outcomes, provide appropriate communication, prevent recurrence, and mitigate further liability.
  • Work with fleet managers to ensure truck drivers' compliance with mass, maintenance, and fatigue management.
  • Contribute to reviews of the strategy and ensure local alignment.
  • Provide support and assistance to the corporate health and safety team as required.
  • Participate and assist with internal, external, or customer auditing requirements (e.g., ISO, NHVAS, ONRSR, HACCP, etc.).

Desired Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in Work Health & Safety or a related field (desirable).
  • Previous experience in WHS partnering (preferably within the transport industry).
  • Understanding of National heavy vehicle regulations and Chain of Responsibility.
  • A professional and positive approach to their work.
  • Strong verbal and written skills, as well as an excellent eye for detail.
  • Ability to work with managers, supervisors, and workers.
  • Ability to influence positive outcomes and change.
  • Good organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to be flexible with working times and patterns to ensure consistency of practice across an organization that runs beyond 9–5.
  • Advanced computer skills (MS Office, especially).
  • ICAM qualification (desirable).

Other Important Information

  • We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings prior to the stated closing date.
  • The successful candidate will have to undertake an Australian Federal Police check and Pre-Employment Medical (for certain roles), which will be arranged and paid for by SCT.
  • Recruitment companies, need not apply.

SCT is an equal opportunity employer and we recognize the value and importance of diversity. We encourage all potential applicants to apply, including women and those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.



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