AddressEmeco Group (ASX: EHL) was founded in 1972 and is a world leader in maximising the performance of heavy earthmoving equipment. It has operations in all key mining regions of Australia and its customers include mining companies and contractors across coal, gold, copper, bauxite and iron ore.
Due to continued rapid growth and expansion within our HSE department we are now on the hunt for a Senior Injury Management & HSET Advisor to join the team.
The Role:
- Assist with the implementation and maintenance of programs relating to Workers’ Compensation, Injury Management, Return to Work
- Ensure that HSET standards and directives are up to date and actively followed in the workplaces.
- Interact and meet with Key Leaders and stakeholders in the region ensuring that HSET activities align with the needs of the business
- Introduce programs, inspections and activities that Risk Assess work activities and introduce controls where possible that are Elimination, Substitution or Engineering based
- Work related and non-work related Injury Management and workers compensation issues to the
- Manage a portfolio of psychological and physical injury cases to ensure early, safe and durable return to work.
- Coordinate receipt of new injury notifications from all states and ensure timely communication with injured parties and key stakeholders (client management, brokers, doctors)
- Working collaboratively with all internal stakeholders to achieve desired RTW outcomes.
- Track, control cost in injury claims and prepare reports.
- Actively participate in claim reviews with agent, brokers and internal stakeholders on a regular basis
- Ensuring compliance with all States Legislation and the Self Insurance requirements.
- Provide prompt rehabilitation and return to work support for all work related and as identified non-work-related injuries
- Attending initial doctors’ consultations with injured workers at local clinic – Perth
- Assist in sourcing the identification of suitable or pre-injury employment;
- Monitor the progress of an injured employee’s recovery and potential to RTW.
- Monitor the injured employee’s performance and compliance against the current RTWP to ensure appropriateness and adjust as necessary within the confines of the current medical restrictions.
- File & submit all paperwork to the insurers across all states
- Liaise with payroll – keep informed for salary adjustments
- Record keeping of all costs / invoices for workers comp and non-compensable cases
- Actively develop, improve and promote Injury Management and Return to Work processes across the Group
About you:
- Current Drivers Licence
- Minimum Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
- Diploma of Work Health and Safety (Preferred)
- ICAM Lead Investigator Training
- Cert IV Business (Leadership) (Preferred)
- Cert IV Training and Assessing TAE40116 (Preferred)
- Formal Certification in Auditing (Preferred)
- Capable of completing site travel (at least 1 week a month)
- Previous experience in a similar role; working in a high-risk safety environment, e.g. mining, resources, engineering, construction or manufacturing sectors;
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of current legislative requirements and the ability to effectively apply these in the workplace.
- Proven ability to drive cultural change and capability across the region.
Location: Osborne Park, WA
Ready to Join? Hit the "APPLY" button below, complete online application form. For more details, scope out www.emecogroup.com.
