Health & Safety Officer

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About the role
Thiess is seeking a Health & Safety Officer to collaborate with site HS teams and the HS Manager QLD, to work autonomously to establish site-based initiatives through consultation with site management. The ideal candidate will build strong relationships, influence stakeholders through clear communication, and prioritise maintaining health and safety standards. As HS Officer, you will actively contribute to team discussions, stop work if doubts arise, and share knowledge to ensure a safe and informed work environment.
Additionally, you will:
Ensure that health and safety standards are maintained in all situations.
Support line management to maintain HS standards, communications, and HS leadership.
Maintain a high level of field presence coaching, supporting workforce and supervision to execute health and safety systems.
Develop skills and ultimately be able to facilitate risk assessments and incident investigations.
Support and execute HS training activity.
Conduct and/or assist with site and corporate audits. * Share knowledge with others and contribute to team discussions and meetings.
About you
Safety is your top priority. You possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with strong time management, organisational, and stakeholder management abilities. You are adaptable to changing operational situations, capable of working autonomously while actively contributing to a dispersed team, and exhibit a positive interpersonal demeanour. Additionally, familiarity with core HSS system components and a reasonable level of computer skills are essential.
You are:
Minimum Certificate 4 level in Health & Safety qualified
Independent, proactive and enjoy identifying initiatives that could improve safety
Supportive of others to deliver results and improvements
Share knowledge with others and contribute to team discussions and meetings
Eager to learn, take on new challenges, be a team player, reliable and committed to excellence.
Please note that this role will be a permanent position and applications for this role will close at midnight on 4 February 2024.
What Thiess can do for you
Help to build on your career, offering diverse opportunities to expand your skill set
World-class Health & wellbeing programs
A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
About us
Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.
The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.
At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.
We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.
We'll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.
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How to apply
This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.
Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.
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