HS&E Advisor - NSW

K&S Corporation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Novated car lease

Salary sacrifice

Paid parental leave

Career development

Employee recognition & rewards

24/7 Employee assistance program

Job summary

K&S Corporation is seeking a proactive HS&E professional to promote the Everybody Safe Everyday culture across our NSW sites and operations. You will coach, audit, and support line managers to maintain our safety management system and ensure legal compliance.

Travel to multiple NSW sites, including Botany, Port Kembla and Kooragang Island, will be required, with responsibilities spanning risk assessments, incident investigations and cascading best practices to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (or higher).
• Strong communication, relationship-building and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote and champion HS&E behaviours and safety culture.
• Undertake safety monitoring, coaching, mentoring and advice on HS&E matters.
• Support maintenance of the HS&E management system and assist stakeholders with obligations.
• Undertake risk assessments including Chain of Responsibility, and develop practical risk minimisation strategies.
• Collaborate with HS&E professionals across the business on initiatives and performance.
• Conduct system and workplace audits.
• Travel to NSW sites to perform audits, competency assessments and provide HS&E guidance.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Driver's licence

Education

Certificate IV WHS

Certificate IV Training & Assessment

Job description

Who are we:

K&S Corporation is an ASX-listed company and multi-modal transport and logistics provider in Australia and New Zealand.Our comprehensive offerings across road, rail, and sea transport, alongside fuel distribution and specialised logistics subsidiaries, position us a critical player in national and trans-Tasman supply chains, serving a wide range of sectors from mining and agriculture to retail and industrial clients.With a proud 80-year history our brand is known for innovation, customer focus, continuous improvement, and industry leading safety. K&S Freighters maintains one of Australia's largest company-owned fleet, employing over 1600 personnel and is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the National HS&E Manager based in Victoria, you will play a crucial role in advancing K&S’s commitment to our ‘Everybody Safe Everyday’ culture, ensuring that our workers and visitors are made aware of their HS&E responsibilities within an active operational environment.

We are looking for someone who thrives when working alongside & collaborating with operational leaders to help foster a strong safety culture!

What you’ll be doing:

• Actively promote and champion positive HS&E behaviours whilst living and breathing K&S’s culture of ‘Everybody Safe Everyday’.
• Undertake regular safety monitoring activities, providing coaching, mentoring and advice on all HS&E matters including incident and hazard reporting and investigations.
• Support the maintenance and application of the K&S management system whilst supporting operational stakeholders with their respective HS&E obligations.
• Undertake a broad range of risk assessments, including on Chain of Responsibility, whilst supporting and assisting operational stakeholders with the development of practical risk minimisation strategies.
• Collaborate with a network of HS&E Professionals within K&S on company initiatives and best practice organisational performance activities.
• Conduct system and workplace audits.
• Regular travel to multiple NSW sites, including Botany, Port Kembla and Kooragang Island, where you will perform workplace safety audits, perform competency assessment and provide expert Health & Safety guidance to the respective stakeholders.

What you’ll bring:

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about HS&E and wants to be part of a strong team and make a positive impact.

We will be impressed by candidates who have a minimum Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (or higher), plus:

• A full and valid driver’s licence is required – this position has a requirement to travel to various K&S sites and locations.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Lead Auditor (Occupational Health and Safety), Lead Investigator (ICAM or similar) training is desirable, however, not mandatory.
• Experience working within a HS&E-related capacity within the Transport, Warehousing and Logistics (or other high-risk industry) is preferred, including experience working within an established HS&E management system.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with relevant WHS legislation (Acts, Regulations and Codes), with knowledge of Heavy Vehicle National Law and Chain of Responsibility advantageous.

The Team

We are a trusted partner, supporting the business to achieve more through all aspects of human resources.

Our people enjoy benefits such as:

• Rewarding remuneration package
• Novated car lease option
• Salary sacrifice
• Paid parental leave
• Growth and development to support career progression
• Employee recognition and rewards program
• 24/7 Employee assistance program including financial wellness support
• Corporate health plan discount
• Background checks for all new employees to support our safe workplace
• Stable ASX listed, multi-modal business with 80 years of industry history

To uphold our core value of“Everybody Safe Everyday” a pre-employment medical and police check will be required to be successful in this role.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this role.