Safety and Training Advisor

**Work for an organisation that is truly passionate about safety**:

- **Permanent, full time position with a major Newcastle employer**:

- **Great working environment with a team of supportive and collaborative colleagues**

**The role**

We are looking to hire a fabulous Safety and Training Advisor to be based at our Waratah site who will support Molycop’s continual drive towards Goal Zero and outstanding safety performance. The role reports to our Work Health and Safety Manager and is an integral member of our Molycop team.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

- Coaching and mentoring leaders to drive our safety culture and working within the requirements of our Safety Management System
- Conducting safety training to equip our people to work safely
- Developing training materials, tools and presentations to support employee skill development
- Undertaking workplace inspection/audits and supporting leaders to take appropriate action to understand, remove and manage risks
- Conducting incident investigations, reporting and corrective actions
- Maintaining and developing relevant WHS procedures
- Being a champion for health, safety and wellbeing

**About you**

You have a strong safety focus, excellent communication skills and an engaging training style. You go above and beyond to deliver extraordinary results and experiences for our employees. You enjoy interacting with people and like to be and about in our manufacturing facilities to support our leaders and employees.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

- Strong experience supporting or leading safety in a manufacturing/industrial environment
- A solid understanding of safety systems, risk management and building a safety culture
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage competing demands.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve with a level-headed approach

We’d also love it if you had any or all of the following:

- Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment.
- ICAM Qualifications.
- Internal auditing experience (ISO45001 highly regarded)
- High Risk Work Licenses and certificates (i.e. Forklift, EWP, Overhead Cranes, Confined Space, Work at Heights)
- Lead Auditor qualifications
- Return to Work Certification

**Our business**

Molycop is a global market leader in the manufacture and supply of grinding media, mining chemicals, and rail consumables. The company has built a strong reputation over many years for outstanding service, industry knowledge, and trusted supply. Molycop produces high-quality products with maximum durability, designed to resist wear and deliver exceptional performance to mining assets. These businesses supply direct to mining companies and manufacturing suppliers to the mining industry.

The Molycop Australia business employs around 650 employees across operations in Waratah, (Newcastle), Cootamundra (NSW) and Bassendean (WA) and competes in the global market with its world class Rail and Grinding Media products. The company holds market leading sustainability credentials through its EAF steelmaking process, a long-term renewable energy purchasing commitment and exceptional recycling capability. The Molycop team is committed to building the circular economy, liberating value from waste streams and supporting customers’ sustainability goals.

**Why join Molycop?**
- _Our plant is central to Newcastle, based in Waratah with free on-site parking_
- _We are truly passionate about safety and proud of our safety performance and culture_
- _Our team goes above and beyond, is collaborative and supportive, and we enjoy coming to work_
- _We offer great conditions and benefits such as flexible working arrangements_
- _We have an on-site subsidised canteen plus discounted gym membership._

**Molycop recently won the award for the Best Health and Wellbeing Program at the Hunter Safety Awards Mental health matters and everyone has a story.**

**We work smarter, appreciate diversity and never back away from a challenge. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you