Health & Safety Leader ANZ in Sydney, Australia

Philips is a leading global healthcare company aiming to improve the lives of 3 billion people by 2025. We strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation developed across a broad range of Imaging, Information and Monitoring systems.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety Leader to join our team based in North Ryde . You will be part of the APACZone Health and Safety team, reporting to the APAC H&S Leader based in Singapore. You will be pivotal in improving the Philips H&S performance and reducing operational risks by driving the Philips Health and Safety Procedure mainly in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) extension to Pacific islands.

Your role:

• Monitor and ensure our commercial activities comply with the H&S laws and regulations in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) extension to Pacific islands.

• Maintain and update applicable H&S licenses and permits. E.g. Radiation license for workers and devices, compressed vessel design registration.

• Deploy and comply with Philips Corporate Safety Standards and APAC EHS Procedures.

• Providing technical support to commercial projects, including Merger and Acquisition projects and managing contractor safety.

• Advising and partnering with the PRE and facility Management team in the offices on the deployment of H&S procedures, such as office safety inspection, risk assessment/SWMS, Accident/Incident reporting.

• Conduct/Organise H&S training and audits (Internal & External)

• Implementing ISO45001 certifications for ANZ under the multi-site certification framework

• Coordinate and execute the H&S internal, external and corporate audit program

• Manage closure of corrective actions and report compliance status to the H&S Committee and APAC H&S Leader.

• Lead, participate in or facilitate multidisciplinary workgroups on issues such as emergency response, travel safety, BCM, etc.

• Organise and document regular H&S Committee meetings and minutes respectively.

You’re the right fit if:

• You are passionate about Work Health and Safety, you value compliance, are risk averse, observant and you have 4-7 years’ experience in a similar position in an international business environment and tertiary qualification in WHS Management.

• Have experience with the implementation of the ISO45001 management system or a certified internal auditor

• You are a trusted professional with experience of ANZ Work Health & Safety Legislation codes and standards and the ability to interpret and apply to real world situations.

• You have exceptional interpersonal communication skills – both written and verbal- combined with the ability to relate to and influence people at all levels and adapt your approach as required. You are confident in your ability to engage and present to the MD and Management Leadership team.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, well organized.

• Comfortable with travel required to be effective in this role on a regular basis across ANZ

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won’t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.