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Safety Advisor - Contract
- Location:
- Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- Posted:
- 2025-05-20
- Advertiser:
- Hays ANZ - 2933880
- 4-Month Contract
- Cairns Based
- Local Government
Your new company
Hays is the preferred supplier choice of Federal, State and Local Government organisations as well as leading employers in Health, Technology, Insurance, Education and Utilities across Queensland. We are partnered with a Local Government in Cairns to recruit a Safety Advisor.
Your new role
In this temporary assignment, your responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
- Monitor, review, and report to the WHS Safety Operations Coordinator on effectiveness of Work Health and Safety Management Systems (WHSMS).
- Offer guidance and coaching to employees, managers, and supervisors on work health and safety matters, including supporting the effectiveness of safety circle meetings.
- Develop and conduct audits and interactions of the workplace to ensure safe work practices and compliance to the organisation's WHSMS
- Ensure that the provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and organisations' WHSMS, SWMS, policies and procedures are adhered to within the work environment.
- Ensure staff adhere to safe work practices by conducting interactions, reviewing incidents, inspecting hazards, assessing risks, implementing corrective actions, and evaluating new employee inductions.
- Lead and advise on WHSMS implementation, incident investigations, and the development of WHS procedures to enhance hazard control and risk management.
- Monitor WHS data, legislative changes, and industry best practices to provide informed recommendations and improve WHSMS effectiveness.
What you'll need to succeed
To excel in this role, you should have:
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Work Health and Safety Certificate IV, &/or Diploma of WHS/OHS or equivalent level of expertise.
- Demonstrated the ability to scan the workplace environment, gather intelligence, conduct research & analysis and provide detailed reports on incident investigation, root cause analysis and recommendations.
- General Safety Induction (Construction White Card) CPCCOHS1001A.
- Current "C" Class Queensland Driver's Licence.
- WHS investigation (e.g. ICAM)
- Microsoft Office & exposure to Safety Management Systems which include Hazard Identification, Incident Management, Safe Work Observations & Risk Analysis/Management strategies
- Knowledge & exposure in - Confined Space, Working at Heights, Hot Works, Isolation, Tag & Lockout process, Emergency Management, Fire Safety, Traffic Management, Audit & Inspection
What you'll get in return
Through Hays, this role offers you an attractive hourly rate + super, 4-month contract, an opportunity to progress your career with this local government and:
- Weekly pay cycles
- Nominated choice of superannuation fund
- Online time sheet submission and approval
- No hidden costs or payroll deductions for our services
- Regular contact with consultants throughout the duration of your assignment
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
