Regional Safety Advisor

• Parent Business Function : Operations & Safety
• Time Type : Full time
• Worker Sub-Type : Permanent

Company Description

About Us

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Opportunity to develop and implement framework, policies and procedures for the Qantas group
• Take an opportunity to grow and diversify your career
• Full-time permanent position based at Melbourne Airport

The Regional Safety Advisor will work within the regional safety advisory team in an advisory capacity to manage the development, implementation, and oversight of safety strategy for system, framework, policies and/or procedures for the Qantas Group VIC/TAS/SA business areas. The focus being to minimise or eliminate, where practicable, injuries to persons, damage to equipment, infrastructure or the environment. This is to be achieved by working with the business units to ensure regulatory compliance and delivery of a proactive safety culture. This role is integral to improving the identification of, mitigation against, and resolution of relevant hazards.

What you’ll bring to the role :

• A tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or a related discipline
• Ability to work comfortably with diverse stakeholder groups
• Experience in an HSE position and demonstrate a record of delivering improvement
• Demonstrated the ability to develop and implement safety strategies within a large operational business
• Sound understanding of WHS legislation and Human Factors principles
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively liaise with both staff, management and regulators at all levels
• Self-motivated, with the ability to show initiative and flexibility
• A positive, results-focused disposition and do not shy away from challenges being thrown your way

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel : Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options : Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards : Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.
• We’ll support your wellbeing : Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

Applications close : Friday, 14th of February 2025