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Health, Safety, Environment and Infrastructure Senior Specialist

Brisbane, Australia

Job ID 17645
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Health, Safety and Infrastructure Senior Specialist

Intelligence & Cyber International (ICI)

Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems Australia is a Brisbane based subsidiary of L3Harris and part of our ICI Division. We provide design, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced electronic warfare components and subsystems using cutting edge wideband radio frequency and photonic technology. We are a trusted, sovereign design and production partner to the Australian Department of Defence and an established exporter to global defence primes.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career as a Health, Safety and Infrastructure Manager we have an exciting opportunity to work in our Brisbane office.

About the Opportunity

To lead, plan, and manage the EH&S responsibilities as well as equipment and facilities management within L3Harris SASA, promoting and maintaining safe and reliable equipment and facilities as well as healthy working conditions for employees, with zero lost time injuries.

What the role will involve

Some of the responsibilities of your role will include the following:

  • Actively manage EH&S policies to ensure compliance with the appropriate regulatory bodies
  • Manage the ongoing improvement of the company’s safety management plan
  • Establish and maintain safety policies, procedures and work instructions
  • Chair safety committee meetings on a regular basis and manage all resultant actions to completion
  • Responsible to ensure workplace inspections are conducted on a monthly basis
  • Perform regulatory reporting for environmental, health and safety as required by local, state and federal requirements
  • Actively lead the investigation of the root cause of industrial accidents and/or illnesses recommending appropriate corrective actions, assuring continued compliance
  • Actively participate in quality processes to maintain a safe working environment for members of staff, contractors and visitors when on site

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role and to best leverage the opportunities provided by L3Harris, some skills & experience ideal applicants will bring include;

  • Formal WHS qualifications and significant practical experience in WHS
  • Excellent understanding of WHS legislation.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing well documented systems and training programs
  • Builds strong relationships with clients through results and have a positive response to feedback
  • Deep regard for environmental, safety and well-being of company employees
  • Proven strategic planning experience
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Consistently approach responsibilities with energy and a positive, constructive attitude and the promotion of continuous improvement
  • Highest ethical standards, integrity and conduct
  • Strong communication skills to convey concepts to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner

About us

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

A few of our employee benefits are:

  • 5 Weeks annual leave
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid working where possible
  • Flexible annual leave (buy & sell up to 2 weeks)
  • Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to
  • 2 years)
  • Discounted private health insurance
  • Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
  • Novated Car Leasing

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many of our roles require an Australian nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility.

Eligibility and clearance process information can be found at;

https://www.defence.gov.au/security/clearances/about/overview

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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