Health and Safety Advisor

Company Description

SGS Australia is a leading provider of Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, supporting multiple industries across the country with trusted expertise and technical excellence. Backed by SGS’s global legacy of over 140 years, we operate one of the largest networks of accredited laboratories and field facilities in Australia, with a network of more than 50 offices and laboratories and over 1,400 employees across Australia. We are accredited by NATA and ISO 9001, ensuring our services meet both Australian and international standards.

Job Description

You will bring a hands-on, risk-based approach to industrial hygiene, chemical management and critical control verification. From exposure monitoring and hazardous substance controls to incident investigations and safety coaching, your work will directly support safer operations and stronger compliance with SGS requirements and Western Australian WHS legislation.

What you will be doing

• Provide practical health and safety advice, coaching and operational support to managers, supervisors, employees and contractors.
• Maintain and improve site H&S plans, risk registers, operational risk assessments and critical control verification activities.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene programs, including health risk assessments, Similar Exposure Groups, exposure monitoring and follow-up actions.
• Strengthen chemical and dangerous goods management, including registers, SDS currency, labelling, storage, segregation, spill response and emergency controls.
• Support the management of laboratory and operational hazards such as respirable dust, crystalline silica, lead, noise, acids, fumes, gases and flammable materials.
• Lead and support incident investigations, inspections, audits, assurance activities and corrective action reviews.
• Deliver safety, chemical management, industrial hygiene, PPE, respiratory protection and emergency response training.
• Use safety, exposure, audit and incident data to identify trends and recommend practical improvements.

Qualifications

You are a confident and approachable health and safety professional who can translate technical requirements into practical action. You build trusted relationships, maintain a visible presence in the workplace and are comfortable influencing people at all levels.

• A tertiary qualification in Health and Safety, Occupational Hygiene, Science, Environmental Health or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and training.
• Experience in a site-based H&S Advisor, HSE Business Partner or similar role within a laboratory, minerals, geochemistry, scientific testing, manufacturing, industrial or other high-risk environment.
• Practical experience in industrial hygiene, exposure monitoring, health risk assessment and occupational health controls.
• Demonstrated capability in hazardous chemical and dangerous goods management.
• Sound knowledge of WA WHS legislation, relevant Codes of Practice, exposure standards and the hierarchy of controls.
• Strong investigation, auditing, critical control verification and corrective action management skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to coach, influence and collaborate across operational teams.
• A current driver’s licence and the ability to obtain a National Police Clearance.

Make an impact with SGS
This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise where it matters—on site, alongside the people delivering the work. If you are motivated by practical risk reduction, continuous improvement and building a positive safety culture, we would like to hear from you.

Additional Information

WHY SGS?
Working at SGS means joining an innovative, Global company. Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS. 

•    As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
•    Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
•    Paid parental leave
•    Paid time for volunteering day and blood donations
•    Corporate health & wellbeing offers
•    Ongoing learning & development 
•    Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)
•    SGS Rewards: Our employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback

COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU
SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We truly believe the diversity among us will continue to foster a strong, innovative, and forward-thinking workplace.

SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.