Health and Safety Advisor

West Footscray-based role supporting our VIC Operations Be part of a dynamic & supportive Team with a national footprint Competitive remuneration package with Flexible working arrangements The Company    Fenner Conveyors, A Michelin Group Company, is a world leader in the manufacture, supply and service of conveyor belt and components for mining and industrial applications. We are driven by the ultimate goals of making conveying safer, sustainable, and efficient.  At Fenner , we are passionate about our people, and this means providing a workplace that is safe, diverse, and inclusive for all team members. We pride ourselves on offering rewarding careers , with ongoing training and building state-of-the-art facilities.  We are always looking for like-minded people who will live our values and continue to help us make Fenner a great workplace . As a result of our continued success and ongoing commitment to safety and wellbeing, we are searching for a highly motivated individual to join our TEAM supporting our West Footscray and other VIC branches.     Your New Team & Role This role, reporting to the General Manager - Manufacturing, will play a key role in delivering advice and support across all safety matters by engaging and collaboratively working with stakeholders to remove risk and improve safety performance all whilst building a safety culture and behaviours within your assigned area. This role will also support and provide training, instruction and coaching to ensure operators have the required skills and training to carry out day to day tasks safety, efficiently and in line with company standards.   Key Responsibilities Collaborating with leadership and team members to drive a positive health and safety culture, emphasizing safe behaviours and practices.  Proactively identifying improvement opportunities and implementing preventive measures to enhance safety standards.  Supporting and leading incident investigations, ensuring the implementation of corrective actions, and handling associated administrative tasks, including supporting Return to Work procedures.  Coordinating safety inspections, risk assessments, training compliance activities and WHS consultation arrangements with the support of leadership  Assisting with procedural development, tendering submissions, and safety meeting facilitation  Working with local and national divisional teams on relevant projects, campaigns and best practice development.  Maintaining a strong site presence to ensure workforce engagement and strong customer relationships.  About you We are looking for a Health & Safety professional that considers themselves a team player - a motivated, proactive self-starter with a passion for problem solving and engaging the workforce to create a safer workplace from the ground up.   The following skills and experience are key to your success:   2-5 years’ experience within a similar position, in a similar industry  Qualification in Health & Safety (min Cert IV WHS), or equivalent  Sound knowledge of VIC WHS legislation  Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and build respectful relationships at all levels  Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage dynamic workload Strong verbal and written communication skills with high attention to detail  Experience with Incident investigation (using ICAM (preferred), RCA etc)  Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a dynamic team  Digitally proficient including sound Microsoft Office skills  Flexibility to travel to different sites Current Driver’s License  Additionally, the following experience would be viewed favourably:  Safety Auditing qualifications  Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment (TAE)  ICAM incident investigation training  First Aid and D&A testing certification  Working knowledge of safety systems  What’s in it for you? Joining Fenner means joining a company that appreciates their employees and inspires them to reach their full potential. You'll benefit from an exclusive set of benefits in addition to having a fulfilling career and working for a cutting-edge company, including: Enhance your earning potential with Job security in permanent ongoing work with  excellent remuneration. Exposure to major National Projects and opportunity to work with industry leaders across the Organisation. Our core focus is on the  development of our People  and as a result, we offer of a wide range of training, support, mentoring, and career development opportunities. Such as emerging leaders and our supervisor course. A strong and experienced leadership team that is approachable, family-oriented, and here to support you. Opportunities for  flexibility  with work arrangements in a culture that values diversity and wellbeing. An  awesome Team culture  with on-site parking, and all amenities! An active social calendar with frequent inside and outside-of-work events for you to get behind. Access to our wide range of company benefits including but not limited to: - Annual Group Bonus participation at 3% of your base salary - Access to FennerFits - our wellbeing, recognition and discounts portal - Ability to purchase up to 2 weeks' leave per annum by participating in our Leave Purchase Program ! - Become a shareholder of the business by participating in the Michelin Share Scheme - Be recognised for your contributions and service via our Service Recognition program. Take your next step into something bigger, apply now!   We're committed to establishing a culture that is inclusive, diverse, and compassionate. We welcome applications from people of all ages, First Nations, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities.    We're ready to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team.     Our recruitment process includes an interview, a national police check and a pre-employment medical.