HSEQ Advisor (Whyalla)

About Us The Eptec Group is Australasias leading corrosion mitigation and protection company specialising in all aspects of corrosion prevention. Our Total Asset Protection solutions and services include Corrosion management
- Blasting, painting and remediation of concrete and steel structures
- Lining and waterproofing
- Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Structural Strengthening
- Cathodic Protection (CP); and Pipeline Electrical Hazard Assessments. Eptec delivers across a diverse range of industry sectors, including naval, defence, marine, transport and infrastructure. Recent projects of the Eptec Group include Warragamba Dam Pipeline, Brisbane X‑River Rail, Sydney Metro Trains, Old Murray Bridge, Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs), Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and the previous four Collins Class Submarine Full Cycle Dockings (FCDs) in SA. About the Role We are currently on the lookout for a confident HSEQ Adviser to join our Defence Solutions team based out of our ASC South Office in Osborne, SA. You will support our operational teams and gain exposure and experience working across various ship projects. The role involves ensuring that sound health, safety, environment and quality practices are identified, documented and fully aligned with key business drivers. You will partner with the business, providing valuable input to site teams to ensure these practices are understood and implemented. The successful candidate will also support and enable our teams to maintain certifications in accordance with ISO and ensure statutory and contractual obligations in managing all HSEQ risks are met. An integral part of this role will be to work on preparation, implementation and monitoring of Federal Safety Commissioner (FSC) requirements for Eptec’s journey towards gaining FSC accreditation. Key Responsibilities
- Influencing and negotiating with stakeholders to achieve cultural change, with the main objective to achieve a Zero Harm work workplace, and participating in Zero Harm Committee meetings.
- Guide employees to ensure that they report all incidents, injuries, illnesses, near misses, hazardous conditions and emergencies to their supervisor.
- Facilitate inductions, training and competency assessments of employees and assist in assessing training needs of all personnel.
- Conduct regular toolbox meetings and associated methods of communication, ensuring safety talks and walks are a regular occurrence.
- Participate in safe workplace reviews, including hazard identification, assessment, control and monitoring.
- Audit Zero Harm policies, systems and standards, recommend improvements to management and coordinate and develop process improvements and standard work methodologies to drive continuous improvement and process stability.
- Conduct incident management processes, including investigations and sustainable preventative and corrective action monitoring and implementation.
- Work with management and their teams to assist in identifying suitable work for injured employees. Key Skills and Experience
- Minimum 5 years practical experience in a similar role preferably gained from the Construction and/or Infrastructure or Defence sectors, having worked in a medium multi‑divisional organisation.
- Tertiary qualification in Workplace Health & Safety.
- Return to Work experience and/or Coordinator Certificate / experience and Internal Auditing and/or Audit certification highly desirable.
- Experience working with (implementing & monitoring compliance) HSE management systems, in particular ISO, highly desirable.
- Experience in HSE system implementation, preparation for audits, in particular FSC accreditation, is highly desirable, along with experience working for an FSC certified company.
- Certificate IV Training and Assessment highly desirable, and incident investigation training (ICAM and/or equivalent).
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the proven ability to negotiate, facilitate conflict resolution and liaise with both internal and external stakeholders.
- A current drivers license.
- Australian Citizen. Additional Information The successful candidate will be required to pass a pre‑employment process including a medical and police check. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rqugw