HSSE Graduate

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We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environment Graduate to join our growing team. In this role you will be working closely with the HSSE Officer influencing, driving, and promoting an enduring health and safety culture while driving continuous improvement in our Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental programmes. This is an exciting career pathway opportunity where you can build valuable skills.

About the role:

• Build outstanding relationships and engagement with employees at all levels to maintain and progress a strong health, safety, and environmental culture.
• Carry out health and safety inductions and the Green Gorilla training and competency programme.
• Assist in setting HSSE targets and objectives.
• Assist with incident investigation and corrective actions.
• Assist with the Green Gorilla Transitional Facility programme.
• Assist with risk assessments, audits, and reviews.
• Maintenance of Health and Safety certification programme.
• Assist in environmental monitoring and maintaining consent conditions where applicable.
• Maintain and update data, records, and documentation.
• Provide advice and tools to assist the line managers with their safety and compliance responsibilities.
• Assist with development of Site-Specific Safety Plans.
• Assist in developing the Green Gorilla Emergency Management Programme.

Our ideal candidate will be: a recent university graduate with a qualification in HSSE, in an Environmental field or related field, with an understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act (2015) and experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Any experience in environmental monitoring, hazardous substances and/or Damstra Safety would be an advantage.

About you:

• A real people person with a natural talent for building trust and rapport
• Proven understanding of health and safety legislation
• Don't mind working in outdoor environments and in and around machinery and heavy transport
• A confident and articulate communicator
• You are able to think quickly on your feet and make considered decisions under pressure
• Highly focused, meticulous and process driven
• Strong administration and computer skills
• Self motivated

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for Green Gorilla – New Zealand's highly successful independent recycling and waste company that sets the trends of waste services in our country. We are fuelled by ambition, innovation, and kiwi ingenuity to deliver the most sustainable way to manage and process waste, for a cleaner, greener New Zealand.

If you are looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic team that collectively works towards a common goal of leaving our environment better, apply now.

Please note: we do not always work to fixed closing dates and may start considering applications as they are received so we encourage you to apply early.

Applicants for this position must hold NZ citizenship/residency or the legal right to work in New Zealand.