Senior Health & Safety Lead/ Health & Safety Manager - Murarrie & Lytton

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

 

 

The EHS Lead will be responsible for the overall Health, Safety and Environmental Requirements for the Kerry Murarrie Manufacturing and Lytton Sites and will be required to implement practical safety compliance solutions, safety improvements and behavioural improvement programs.

 

Work Location : Murarrie site, Brisbane 

 

Reporting to : Operations Director 
 

Key responsibilities

 

 

• Promote a positive EHS culture, raise the EHS profile, competence and awareness by arranging relevant training and communicating the necessary information
• Support the Kerry Murarrie and Lytton Sites to identify hazards and conduct risk assessment and advise on appropriate risk management techniques
• Drive and monitor progress against business KPIs and targets, and support sites in meeting the EHS goals and targets.
• Implement and maintain regional policies, programs and procedures at site level
• Lead Risk assessments and corresponding risk mitigation strategies
• Establish, implement and maintain a site EHS management system in the form of documented policies and procedures
• Participate / lead in incident investigations and review investigation findings for accuracy, identification of root causes and appropriate corrective / preventive actions
• Plan and organize regular emergency exercises including joint exercises with external emergency services
• Communicate and share lessons from EHS incidents that impact all company operations in a timely, thorough, and effective manner
• To review and validate report, compile analysis, advise and follow up with sites on LIFE, ISO14001, ISO45001, IETS (WWTP), RSA (HEA & HPRA), EHS Project and others task as assigned
• Updating of the EHS Management tool (Intelex/EPM, Others) and to ensure data accuracy
• Act as site representative and provide updates on biweekly regional EHS meetings
• Act as the Secretariat to the site EHS Committee
   

Qualifications and skills

 

 

• Minimum degree or diploma qualification in EHS
• Minimum of 5 years work experience EHS - preferably in food industry
• Technical knowledge of the Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation
• Experienced with compliance audits and EHS management systems
• High level of motivation and initiative
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Office- Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

 

Key Competencies:

 

 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Solutions oriented – must have good problem solving skills
• Ability to take initiative and team oriented.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment