Introduction:

• Join a successful business and iconic national brand
• ​Never work your birthday again!
• Great Social Club and Annual Gala Event to enjoy
• Friendly, supportive team
• $80-90K +

​​National Tiles is recognised as one of Australia's leading brands in the supply of quality Tiles and Flooring products to the retail and commercial sectors. This reputation has been gained by our commitment to our brand presence, quality products and the exceptional calibre of the people that work at our centres throughout Australia.

Our continued dedication to being recognised as an employer of choice is what drives our enormous business growth. This coupled with our priority for safety and the wellbeing of our people means that you can be assured you are joining a business that puts people first.

Description:
The role:
We are seeking an WHS Advisor to join the HR team at our Port Melbourne office.

This role will see you developing, implementing and reviewing workplace health and safety strategies, systems, policies and procedures. You will champion safe work practices and be driving WHS initiatives to mitigate risk whilst leading WHS incident investigations, risk assessment and audits across the business. This role is also responsible for workplace health and safety of our people including all Workcover claims and return to work programs.

You will be supported by an Executive and Management team that ensures that safety is our number 1 priority and strives for a zero harm target.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and manage WHS Policies and Procedures and oversee the health and safety aspects of all employees and contractors
• Use a collaborative approach with staff, managers, contractors and external providers to ensure the development and delivery of best practice health and safety solutions
• Conduct regular planned and unplanned workplace inspections and safety audits
• Conduct investigations into incidents and liaise with external bodies to implement best practices solutions
• Monitor and review contractor safety inductions
• Identify gaps and assist with the development of health and safety training materials and standard operating procedures
• Manage the WHS committee meetings
• Monitor the organisation’s compliance with WHS policies, legislative requirements
• Liaise with WHS workgroup representatives in matters relating to audits, committee meetings, training, etc.
• Coordinate injury management and Return to Work requirements
• Prepare and distribute relevant safety communications to staff
• Report monthly to key stakeholders on all safety metrics

Skills and Experiences:
To be successful in the role you will have:

• A strong background in WHS and knowledge of WHS legislation
• Relevant WHS qualification
• Worked in warehousing or been around heavy lifting environment or worked in WHS for a retail environment
• Worked in best practice systems for health and safety of employees
• Excellent written skills with proven ability to investigate, write reports and proposals
• The ability to negotiate a solution to a problem
• Strong commercial acumen with a sound understanding of financial impact of business decisions relating to OHS
• The ability to multitask and project plan

What’s in it for you?

• Excellent company culture in a family owned business
• A safe environment that supports your health and wellbeing
• Professional, progressive, growing business
• Leadership programs on offer (15% of our staff are currently completing leadership courses)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Great work life balance

Oh and did we tell you? You will never work your birthday again!

This is your opportunity to make a valuable contribution to one of Australia's most recognised brands in the building industry and be partnered with some of the most prestigious builder brands across Australia.

Check out the video below to see why we love working at National Tiles.