ESS Defence delivers the best hospitality and catering services to our Defence personnel. We are committed to providing nutritional and delicious meals to our customers, whether it is in dining halls or out on the field. The work that we do is essential in keeping our Australian Defence Force healthy, comfortable, and living their best Defence Life!

Working closely with the Compass Group Site Management Team to provide specialist advice, direct support and resources on health and safety issues, the Safety Advisor plays a key role in implementing Compass Group’s health, safety, environment, and quality management systems at site level, while actively driving improvements and fostering a culture of safety and operational excellence.

The Position

• Canberra based with regular travel to Defence some sites in NSW
• Full time position working 38 hours a week
• Hybrid work arrangement available
• Provide specialist advice to facilitate compliance with the Compass Group Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management System including food safety and support to our operational teams
• Conduct risk assessments & development of procedures
• Lead incident investigations and implement processes to ensure incidents are reported and investigations completed
• Supporting Return to Work Processes  
• Conduct daily, weekly monthly quarterly and annual audits
• Ensuring compliance with all legal, company and Client requirements
• Driving regular and sustainable improvement in our safety performance

The Person

• Must be an Australian Citizen and able to complete Defence Security Clearance requirements 
• Degree/Diploma or minimum Certificate IV Work Health and Safety
• Qualifications in ICAM investigations along with root cause analysis competencies (preferred)
• Minimum of two years of experience in Health and Safety, Environmental, Health or similar
• Open Driver’s licence (Essential)
• Food safety handling or supervisory experience desirable
• Previous site-based HSEQ experience highly regarded
• Experience in managing multiple stakeholder relationships, effectively bringing people along the site safety journey
• Well-developed skills in communication with the ability to coach and influence key stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in risk assessments

The Benefits

As a Team Member with Compass Group, you will have the support, infrastructure, systems and processes you would expect from a global organisation. As an employer of choice, we recognise high performance and foster individual development. Additionally, our employees enjoy the following benefits;

• Immediate access to 100+ retail discounts accessible from your mobile
• Multiple salary packaging options to help your dollar go further
• Health and wellbeing employee benefits to help look after you
• Recognition programs including service and safety awards, regular team events, site-based benefits and company discounts.