EHS Coordinator

Narellan Pools Group; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Great team culture

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

Freedom Pools on Queensland's Gold Coast is seeking an EHS professional to support our manufacturing site and national EHS program across Australia and New Zealand. You will partner with site leadership to advance safety culture, respond to incidents, and provide day-to-day EHS support on the factory floor.

The role reports to the National EHS Manager and emphasizes hands-on safety leadership, collaboration, and proactive risk management in a medium-sized, high-quality manufacturing facility.

Qualifications

• Holds professional qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety (Cert IV) or equivalent.
• Accredited Return to Work Coordinator is desirable.
• Knowledge of EHS legislation in QLD and across Australia.

Responsibilities

• Assist in driving workplace cultural change with positive behavioural safety practices.
• Manage investigations and provide return to work support.
• Identify risks, incidents and target root causes and preventive actions.
• Ensure local, departmental and company procedures are followed for operations.
• Assist in managing Health and Safety meetings and minutes.
• Develop and run toolbox meetings.
• Implement EHSE policies and procedures.

Skills

Behavioural safety

Investigations

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Teamwork

Hazard identification

Microsoft Office

Education

Cert IV in Occupational Health & Safety

Return to Work Coordinator

Job description

Freedom Pools is offering a role where you can expand your knowledge of EHS and gather experience to propel your career. The role forms a critical part of the team at our largest Australian Manufacturing site and will also be part of the National EHS team across the Australia and New Zealand business.

This position reports directly to our National EHS Manager, who will guide and mentor you in all aspects of EHS compliance.

You will partner with the facility leadership team to drive safety culture improvement through managing current EHS standards, proactively managing any injuries or incident that may occur, and delivering day-to-day EHS support in our medium sized, high quality manufacturing plant. This is a hands-on role with the expectation you will be present on the manufacturing floor to support our drive and drive our safety culture.

This role reports to the National EHS Manager and works closely with its peers to deliver our national standards across our ANZ facilities.

In this role you will:

• Assist in driving workplace cultural change through focus on positive behavioural safety practices
• Manage investigations and provide return to work support
• Identifying risks, incidents and targeting root causes and preventative actions
• Ensure that local, departmental and company procedures are followed for all our operational requirements
• Assist in Managing Health and Safety meetings and minutes
• Developing and running toolbox meetings
• Implementation of EHSE policies and procedures

Our ideal candidate will

• Hold professional qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety (Cert IV) or equivalent
• Be an accredited Return to Work Coordinator (desirable)
• Understand EHS legislation requirement in QLD, and across Australia
• Be comfortable in a manufacturing facility taking a hands-on safety approach
• Be motivated, positive and strategic minded, driving EHS improvements
• Be well-organised, flexible and have a can-do attitude in every element of your role
• Have an eye for detail and thoroughness in following a process.
• Able to exhibit initiative
• Assertive yet friendly manner couple with good verbal and communication skills
• Be able to work autonomously when required as well as in a team.
• Skills that can deliver targets and work with a team to ensure a safe working environment.
• Have sound technical and computer skills
• Passionate EHS professional and self-starter
• Enjoy multi-tasking and able to adapt to the needs of a thriving business

In return you can expect.

• A commitment to your personal and professional development
• To be part of a great team, where we “walk our talk” and live our values
• A dynamic work environment where initiative is celebrated