Health and Safety Advisor

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 93,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

**Job Description**:
Reporting to the Principal Advisor - Health and Safety, you will form part of a dynamic team and be responsible for the following duties;
- Providing professional advice and support, and engaging, influencing and coaching the workforce to promote continual development and improvement in safety culture.
- Ensuring risk/hazard registers are maintained for all facilities
- Facilitating a consistent approach to risk management ensuring workers are trained and using risk management tools, including Take 5’s and JHA’s.
- Facilitating the reporting and recording of all incidents, hazards and near misses.
- Ensuring incident investigations are completed as required, identifying root causes and corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
- Conducting regular visits to all areas of responsibility interacting with the management team and workforce to determine suitability of processes, risk management, safety behaviours, field inspections and system audits.
- Establishing process to complete or facilitate internal audits of sites
- Assisting in the implementation, review and maintenance of the Operational Integrity Management System

**Qualifications**:
To be successful in this role, you will need to have completed a formal tertiary qualification in Health and Safety and will need to demonstrate:

- Knowledge and experience in laboratory safety (preferred but not essential)
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of Australian legislation relating to Occupational Health & Safety and subsidiary documents such as standards and Codes of Practice
- Have previous experience in a similar position with multi-business activity
- Be able to obtain a National Police Clearance
- Have a valid Driving Licence

Additional Information

SGS is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its workers and clients. SGS may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 based on mandated state government/client requirements or in line with SGS policy. Vaccination requirements may differ from role to role based on their risk category and duties performed. Where relevant, proof of immunisation status will be required

**WHY WORK FOR SGS?**
Working at SGS means joining an innovative, global Company. Let’s break down what that means for you.
- As a Company, we have embraced the shift to **flexible work**. We encourage our employees, wherever operationally possible, to work in arrangements that support a work-life balance.
- We’re a Company who believe our impact on society is important, so **Sustainability is embedded in our culture **and the way we do business.
- ** Paid Parental leave **scheme for 8 weeks for eligible employees.
- We are driven to ensure we have a positive impact on our local communities through **paid employee volunteering days** and regularly encouraging time off to donate blood.
- ** Health & Wellbeing** is important to us, which is why we offer annual health club membership rebates and discounted private health insurance, as well as a supportive Employee Assistance Program.
- ** Ongoing learning & development** is vital to the success of any Company. We believe in investing in our employees, so we offer education assistance programs and encourage the use of our online learning platform.
- ** Career Development Opportunities **(nationally and Globally)

**COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU**

SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.