Safety Advisor

Safety Advisor

Reece Group is a leading Australian distributor of plumbing, waterworks, and HVAC-R products to residential, commercial and infrastructure customers. We're an ASX-listed company with more than 800 branches and 8,000 employees across Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Scope:

Purpose of the Safety Advisor IQ NSW role is to support the site in establishing a robust safety culture, positively identifying safety hazards and risks, developing, and delivering safety training and overall implementing measures to reduce safety incidents from occurring whilst working closely with the local leadership team.

This is a initial 12 month fixed term role with the possibility of an extension

key responsibilities:

• In consultation with the Branch Manager, Warehouse Supervisor, and Specialist Advisor – Safety, lead, coordinate and ensure the completion of the recommended actions provided by SafeWork NSW.
• Lead, co-ordinate and implement the outstanding corrective actions identified in the IQ NSW Action Plan Tracker.
• Collaborate with the staff to identify potential hazards, manage incidents and investigations, and implement corrective actions and opportunities for improvement.
• Complete the required legal and compliant risk assessments as per the regulations for the current workplace.
• In co-ordination and alignment with the Reece Group Safety Team, identify training and skill gaps within the site, and develop and deliver training programs and toolbox meetings for employees, agency staff, drivers, supervisors, and managers to create a more competent and safety-conscious team. This includes the development of specific and specialised safe work instructions for specialised tasks undertaken at the branch.
• Foster a safety-first culture by engaging with employees at all levels, promoting open communication about safety concerns, actively consulting on the development of processes and procedures, providing general safety support, and providing mentoring and coaching to ensure safety is ingrained in every aspect of operations.
• Conduct regular site inspections and safety observations to confirm adherence with Group policies and procedure; ensuring corrective actions are implemented to rectify non-compliance.

KEY SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5-7 years’ experience in a safety role within a chemical and dangerous goods type business that transport, stores and handles dangerous goods.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in an environment that is a high-risk chemical storage and handling facility.
• Strong knowledge of Dangerous Goods legislation in NSW.
• Qualification Cert IV in WHS as a minimum
• Working knowledge of Safety regulations
• Microsoft platform Apps (Word, Excel)
• Coaching, training, guiding and advising on Safety matters.

If this sounds like you, apply now!

Reece is different. We're a successful company that doesn't like to make a fuss of our success. We're a big business that works hard to retain the great things from when we were a small business.

We value common sense as highly as a university degree. We encourage people to have a go and don't mind if they fail. We promote people based on performance, not age.

Reece is a place where people make a real difference. And that's the secret to our success - having the right people, with the right attitude in the right roles.

We're looking for the right people now. People who like people. People who like to talk but also like to listen. People who like to perform. People who can recognise an opportunity and seize it. People who are prepared to promote themselves.

Read on. You will quickly discover whether you might be the right person, and whether we might be the right place for your career.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!