Safety Advisor

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.

 

The JBS Beef City Feedlot is part of the integrated Beef City facility consisting of farming, feedlot and processing operations. The cattle are walked from the feedlot to the plant, minimising stress, carbon emissions and transportation costs while simultaneously improving eating quality. Ideally located in the prime grain and cattle producing region of the Darling Downs, 35km west of Toowoomba, the 26,500 head capacity feedlot has a strong reputation for producing high quality grain fed beef for key domestic and international customers, and employs approximately 50 team members.

 

About the Role

We are currently recruiting an experienced Safety Advisor to join our Feedlot team in a full-time capacity. This role will support both the Beef City Feedlot and Mungindi Feedlot teams regarding all safety matters. 

 

As a Safety Advisor you will play a key role in leading both the planning and day-to-day delivery of workplace health and safety training and compliance. You will provide expert advice and support to managers and staff on all health and safety matters. This role operates in line with relevant legislation, standards, and requirements, while upholding JBS values, policies, and code of conduct.

 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the JBS Safety Management System (SMS) is effectively implemented and maintained
• Regularly reviewing the site WHS programs with the aim to continuously improve WHS performance
• Leading the control of identified hazards where appropriate
• Providing assistance and guidance in the investigation of incidents
• Leading safety inspection processes
• Actively mentoring and coaching team members to establish a sustained safety culture
• Establishing WHS Committees and ensuring ongoing consultation and communication with the team
• Supporting operational management by ensuring all safety requirements are adhered to
• Supporting the operational teams and administering the site usage of the electronic WHS systems including Solv, Avetta and LSS
• Maintaining site emergency procedures and ensure emergency preparedness is appropriate
• Completing site WHS reporting as required for Feedlot safety meetings and corporate WHS reporting requirements
• Leading the development and implementation of the Feedlot Training strategy, with a focus on driving continuous improvement and best practice
• Leading and managing the training program design, development and delivery to address competency requirements
• Overseeing the effective operations of training
• Fostering a collaborative and service-focussed team culture and stakeholder engagement framework to drive consistency, clarity and a seamless approach to training and the management of related risk
• Ensuring a consistent, structured and targeted approach in providing efficient, compliant and high-quality training programs, systems and services

 

About You

• Proven experience in and understanding of interpreting and applying the requirements of the WHS/OHS legislation in the workplace
• Experience working in intensive rural and farming backgrounds desirable
• Demonstrated experience in leading change initiatives
• Ability to adapt to an ever changing, fast paced environment
• Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety (required)
• Qualifications in Training & Workplace Assessment desirable
• Advanced stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
• Ability to respond calmly in difficult situations whilst maintaining a strong customer service focus
• Exceptional ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment
• Takes other's perspective's into consideration
• Energetic, passionate and enthusiastic with a demonstrated focus on system improvement
• Sees an opportunity and takes action
• Makes self fully available as required
• Ability to travel on a regular basis

 

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