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The EHS Advisor ensures the implementation of effective EHS systems across departments, conducts internal audits, leads teams in continuous improvement projects, promotes employee engagement, provides EHS performance data, advises on health and safety requirements, and establishes best practice EHS initiatives while maintaining safety standards.
Job Description
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
- Ensuring suitable and adequate systems (policies, management systems, internal controls, equipment, etc.) are consistently applied across all departments
- Assuring completion of suitable internal audits for EHS and corresponding action plans Provides direction, leadership, development and support to direct reports through empowerment, teamwork, on-the-job assignments, and continuous improvement projects and initiatives
- Assuring business continuity risks are mitigated through forward planning - liaise on with EHS Manager
- Promotes sound employee engagement through a consultative approach with all teams and cross functions
- Provide qualitative and quantitative information on EHS (e.g., performance statistics, performance reviews, business risks, professional opinions)
- The stopping of any activities (including production) that result in unsafe operations and/or conditions, and significant safety risk or other loss
- Advise on health and safety requirements for all management of change requests
- Advise on health and safety related changes in design, and operation of facilities (i.e. at milestones for new projects)
- Establishing and implementing best practice EHS initiatives and objectives
- Coordinate with EHS Manager to define EHS objectives/targets for management
- Coordinate with EHS Manager to define priorities on EHS actions/initiatives
Desirable Experience & Required Skills
- Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety.
- 3 years' experience in EHS or safety management or in a related field in a processing or manufacturing environment.
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- Return to work and rehabilitation coordinator.
- Understanding of legal systems, regulatory enforcement processes and relevant legislation.
- Experience in liaising with regulatory agencies
- Understanding and experience with Safety Management Systems (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO45001) and/or other management systems (e.g. ISO9001,).
- Experience in EHS auditing.
- Qualifications and experience leading and supporting internal investigations.
- Ability to lead change and to lead others in change.
- Strong literacy in computers and IT systems.
Work Environment & Schedule
This position is considered a Manufacturing plant environment with heavy machinery and equipment Additionally, this role requires 38 hours per week/7.6 Hours daily.
Location Northgate, QLD Australia
This job description is not designed to cover or contain all duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Duties or responsibilities may change or be added with or without notice.
Location(s)
Northgate
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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