Work, Health and Safety Specialist

A newly created opportunity has arisen to appoint a **Work Health and Safety Specialist** in a hybrid capacity working from home and our head office in Notting Hill, Melbourne.

As the Work Health and Safety Specialist you will:

- Partner with key stakeholders across the business to develop, review and maintain robust health and safety systems and policies.
- You will provide expert advice and support to the GM HR, ensuring Olympus meets its work health and safety obligations.
- You will partner closely with the Work Health and Safety Committee, focusing on the development and implementation of reporting procedures.
- You will have the ability to identify and assess risks along with the ability to implement appropriate controls and measures.
- You will provide advice to managers and employees as well as analyse training needs across the organisation to enable skills development.
- Lastly, as a member of the HR team, you will be open to help and support at a generalist level with other HR and facility tasks as required.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with management to champion the development of an effective safe work culture.

Reporting to the General Manager HR, this role forms part of the Olympus Australia and New Zealand HR Team.

**About Olympus**:
Our purpose at Olympus is to make peoples’ lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. We do this through innovation. As a technology pioneer, we design and deliver solutions across our Medical and Life-Science divisions that make a positive contribution to society.

Our products are used to capture the medical and diagnostic images of our world, from the microscopic to the endoscopic. They are instrumental in furthering scientific research, and for traveling inside the human body to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness.

Our commitment to customers and our social responsibility is the cornerstone of everything we do.

**Why work at Olympus?**

At Olympus, we are dedicated to fostering a high performing culture, a collaborative environment, and enabling everyone to shine. Our common values of **_Integrity, Empathy, Long-Term View, Agility _**and**_ Unity_** form the foundation of our culture and guide our behaviour, where our people feel like they are making a difference every single day.

Not only will you benefit from a meaningful, rewarding and challenging career, you will have access to a range of benefits:

- A competitive salary package.
- Learning on-demand.
- Flexible work arrangements (work from home, flexible hours, purchase additional leave).
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives (Corporate Games, Run 4 Kids, Free Bowel Cancer Screening tests, RUOK Day, and EAP).
- Reward and Recognition Program ‘Shining Stars’.
- Dress for your day.
- Social events (Strategy forums, Annual Awards, and Christmas parties).

**What we are looking for**:
You will consider yourself to be a supportive and proactive business partner with intellectual competence across commercial business needs. To be considered for this role you will have:

- Sound knowledge of Work Health and Safety frameworks, regulations, legislation and reporting requirements (Aus) and ideally, with Health and Safety at Work Act (HSW Act) (NZ)
- Able to interpret relevant Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice to inform recommendations.
- Ability to interpret data and make sound recommendations
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Highly motivated, team player who works well independently
- Data-driven mindset, numerical and high attention to detail
- Strong organisation and documentation skills

**Want to know more?**

A comprehensive Job Description is available on our Careers page.

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- LinkedIn - Olympus Australia and New Zealand

**_ No Agency assistance required at this time._**

**_ Olympus Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer_