Health & Safety Lead (35986)
Health & Safety Lead (35986)
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Position Title: Health & Safety Lead
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Smithton
Requisition ID:35986
In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The McCain Smithton Health & Safety Lead supports the implementation and continuous improvement of the sites safety management system to ensure a safe working environment for all employees contractors and visitors. Working closely with operational teams this role provides practical support in risk management incident reporting compliance activities and safety training. The lead plays a key role in promoting a proactive safety culture by engaging frontline teams supporting safety initiatives and ensuring adherence to relevant health and safety legislation and company policies.
What youll be doing.
- Coach Key Risk Area (KRA) groups and provide technical safety guidance
- Act as first point of escalation for safety-related project issues
- Coordinate the Central Safety Committee and KRA group presentations
- Facilitate and coach teams in process-based risk assessments
- Lead investigations into high-potential incidents and oversee H&S action management
- Support continuous improvement through McCains MDI program
- Provide health and safety coaching to operational teams
- Support and liaise with employees during the return-to-work process
What youll need to be successful.
- Certificate in Work Health & Safety (WHS) or equivalent
- 3 years experience in safety or manufacturing leadership roles
- Strong experience in risk assessments and implementing controls
- Knowledge of incident investigation and emergency response principles
- Skilled in site inspections monitoring and audits
- Confident interpreting H&S data and audit findings
- Experience developing or updating H&S documentation
- Ability to coach and influence frontline teams on safety systems
- Experience or willingness to support return-to-work and injury management programs
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide us on how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.
*Weve got this covered! No external agency support required at this time and unsolicited CVs will not be considered.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCains Global Privacy Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. You can understand how your personal information isbeing handled here.
Job Family:Manufacturing
Division:ANZ
Department:Smithton Safety
Location(s): AU - Australia : Tasmania : Smithton
Company:McCain Foods (Aust) Pty.
Employment Type
Full Time
