WHS & Training Officer

About Us

JBS Australia is the largest and most respected meat and food producer in Australia. We have a strong portfolio of leading and renowned beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added branded products, such as AMH, Swift, Primo, Murray Valley and Huon. JBS Australia is a part of the global JBS business, the largest animal protein business in the world, and the second largest food company, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The JBS Cold Store facility is strategically located in Hemmant near the Brisbane port and employs approximately 140 people. Hemmant receives a high volume of truck and container loads of product from all the JBS sites around Australia, these are then re-loaded for our domestic and international customer’ orders and readied for transport.

About the Role

The JBS Hemmant Cold Stores is currently recruiting an experienced WHS & Training Officer to join the team in a newly created position. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role is ideal for any Occupational Health & Safety professionals looking to further develop their skills with a global leader in the manufacturing industry.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Implementing Work Health, Safety and Environment Management Systems and assisting with related compliance
• Facilitating amendments and providing guidance to OH&S implementation processes at site level
• Completing reporting on WHS performance and providing WHS advice to the Site Managers, with consideration to due diligence obligations
• Identifying WHS and specific task training requirements as well as completing all compliance tasks including record keeping requirements
• Facilitating workplace inspections and internal audits, whilst monitoring compliance to the incident reporting and investigation process
• Contributing to and adopting ideas and that improve the efficiency, effectiveness and productivity of the overall WHS function
• Managing all site training requirements including induction, task specific and compliance training whilst meeting all record keeping requirements

About You

• Cert IV or Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
• Relevant First Aid Certificate
• Confident to provide advice, coach and mentor on OH&S and training requirements
• Experience in a similar role within a food manufacturing or cold store environment advantageous
• Extensive knowledge of Workplace Health & Safety Management Systems and relevant WHS Acts and Regulations, Compliance Codes and Codes of Practices, Australian Standards and Guidance Materials
• High computer proficiency in MS Office suite of products including report writing ability
• Great communication and collaboration skills

Why work for JBS Australia?

• Heavily discounted meat products
• Retail discounts with national partners
• Health insurance discounts on Bupa Health and Medibank Private
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Interested? APPLY NOW!