About Maranoa Regional Council: Maranoa Regional Council is an inclusive, proud and connected community, attracting and embracing opportunity to forge a strong future for generations to come. We support our individual communities to grow while building one strong connected region that partners with people, business and industry to thrive.

Council is currently looking to recruit 1 x Full-Time & 1 x Full-Time Fixed-Term Position within the HSEQ Department.

Purpose:

The Workplace Health & Safety Officer shall:

• Support Maranoa Regional Council's commitment to promote a culture and work environment that strives to achieve 'safety of our teams and community' through continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development and implementation and review of safety initiatives that ensures a healthy, safe and sustainable work environment for all Council employees.

The role works under the strategic leadership of the Manager – HSEQ

Key Responsibilities:

• Incident Management
• Hazard and Compliance Inspections
• HSEQ team participation
• HSE compliance, development and certification maintenance
• Internal auditing
• Communication, risk management and training
• Customer service

See attached position description for further responsibilities

Mandatory and Highly Desirable Qualifications and Licences:

To be successful you will need to demonstrate that you have (or have the ability to meet within twelve months of appointment) the below mandatory requirements for the role:

• Current C (Car) Class Driver License
• Certificate IV (or higher qualification) in Work Health and Safety
• General Construction Induction (White Card).
• Safety incident investigation skills, experience or qualifications.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Comprehensive skills, knowledge and experience of workplace health and safety functions and practices including ISO certified management systems.
• Excellent written skills with a strong attention to detail and ability to prepare reports and interpret and apply relevant legislation.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to provide support and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• High level of self-discipline and motivation with the ability to contribute to the development of work practices and procedures and establish outcomes in accordance with organisational priorities.
• Ability to work productively within a team environment and autonomously.
• Demonstrated ability to follow direction and accurately complete tasks within allocated timeframes.
• Commitment and ability to demonstrate a strong commitment to Maranoa Regional Council's values and team goals.
• Previous experience working in local government or similar environment is highly regarded, but not essential.

Position Details

• Location: Roma, Qld
• Full-Time Position - 36.25hours per week
• Maranoa Regional Council Certified Agreement 2023 - Stream A- Level 5

Why it is worth working at Maranoa Regional Council?

• Work a 9-day fortnight with a Rostered Day Off.
• Access Long service leave after seven (7) years
• Five weeks of annual leave annually
• Ten weeks (full pay) paid parental leave, 20 weeks (half pay) paid parental leave
• Three weeks personal leave annually
• Salary sacrifice facilities (rural remote rent assistance, novated leasing, additional super contributions)
• Employee Assistance Program – free 24 hour nationwide confidential personal or work-related counselling services for employees and their families.

Benefits in working local with Maranoa Regional Council:

• Why take a Safety job where you need to be away from home when you can work for Council and be home every night?
• Why do a Safety job where you are doing the same thing every day when you can work for Council and inspect 38 different functions of Council?
• Why work a Safety job where you need to address the same issues with different people all the time when you can work consistently with Council teams and develop their skills?
• Why take a Safety job where it is challenging to see your results in action when you can follow through improvements with your own Council team field support plan?
• Make a difference in your community right here in the Maranoa by applying for this WHS Officer job with your local Council.
• Work local, Be local

Discover the Maranoa Region:

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How to Apply:

• Covering letter stating why you are interested in the position and what you will bring to Maranoa Regional Council.
• Current resume (CV).

Additional Information

MRC reserves the right to close or withdraw vacancies before the advertised closing date, or extend the closing date, without prior notice.

The preferred candidate will be required to undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment to assess their ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the position.

For more information:

Website: www.maranoa.qld.gov.au

Telephone: 1300 007 662

Maranoa Regional Council is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We actively support diversity and inclusion in our workplace