Health and Safety Advisor

About this opportunity

We specialise in the manufacture and supply of rigid plastic and metal packaging servicing for the consumer and industrial sectors.

We are currently seeking a Health Safety, Environment and Sustainability Advisor to provide hands on support and drive consistent implementation of WHSE systems across PACT’s Blacktown and Kings Park plastic packaging manufacturing sites to ensure the organisation meets its legal and ethical obligation to provide a safe workplace.

As a HSES Advisor on site, you will provide a connection between the Site and Group level activities and will champion and implement the Group HSES System (Policy, Procedures and tools), including communicating with Site Management and conducting inspections and audits.

 You will conduct and drive the assessment and recommendations to improve controls of all site hazardous and high-risk activities as well as provide insight of critical incidents and conduct incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action closure. This includes the investigation of incidents that affect health, pollution, contamination and waste management. 

Supporting the sites Injury Management Processes as well as preparation of Health, Safety and environmental reports will form a part of your remit as well as driving activities with external regulatory bodies (such as SafeWork NSW and EPA) and providing recommendations of continuous improvement for the Group WHSE System. 

Your key responsibilities will be to:

•  Provide  insight of health, safety and environmental incidents and conduct incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action close out
• Monitor and drive activities with external regulatory bodies (such as SafeWork NSW and EPA) and providing recommendations of continuous improvement for the Group WHSE System 
• Plan and implement environmental, health and safety programmes.
• Identify common environment, health and safety hazards inherent at the site and establish guidelines for the control of hazards.
• Promote and champion a zero-harm culture, by providing expert advice, support and driving implementation of the Group HSES system. This entails advice to the Divisional and Site Management teams.
• Incident Management
• Establish risk management and risk mitigation programmes.
• Monitor, interpret and champion changes to regulatory environment including communication of
• Support the development and coordination of strategies.
• Train and educate employees of the  Pact Safe WHSE  Management System

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, Codes of Practice, Standards, and associated obligations;
• Strong skills in hazard identification, risk management and incident investigation;
• Previous experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and auditing Safety or Environmental Management Systems;
• High level of computer literacy and developed administrative skills;
• Commitment to sustainability and providing an honest, respectful environment
• Experience working in Manufacturing/large, multinational or listed company environments
• High level of initiative and ability to work effectively and remotely from team
• Self-starter with hands on/doing approach to all activities