At Weeks Homes we’re transforming the South Australian home-building experience- We create beautiful, award-winning, and energy-efficient homes
- Keswick location I rewarding remuneration plus benefits
At
Weeks, we’ve been building beautiful homes for South Australians for over 30 years. Every one of these spaces is unique and forms a place where people and families come together to make memories that will last a lifetime. We believe that by helping to bring these spaces to life is one of the most important jobs of all. Our company culture is focussed on safety, innovation, and quality.
We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group.
Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Our perks and benefits
We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:
- Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
- Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
- Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
- Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
- Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
- AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
- A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
- Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
- A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
- NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
- Attractive remuneration
- And so much more!
About the opportunity
The WHS Manager reports to the National WHS Manager and is part of the NEX Building Group People, Safety and Culture team. Your focus will be to implement and manage all aspects of the NEX Building Group WHS Management Systems for Weeks Homes. More specifically, your responsibilities will include:
- Implement, monitor and review the WHS management system to ensure compliance with legislative and organisational requirements
- Coordinate risk management activities including incident reporting, maintenance of hazard registers and completion of site audits
- Develop and maintain an Audit Schedule and compliance with relevant standards across all sites
- Provide expert WHS advice and guidance to management and employees, promoting a proactive positive safety culture
- Facilitate training and support to managers, including emergency response, first aid and safety induction programs for new employees and contractors
- Support management with workers compensation claims and return to work process ensuring legislative requirements are met
- Prepare and present monthly WHS performance reports, statistics and corrective action updates to management
- Travel to various sites within the region to conduct audits and ensure WHS practices are consistently maintained
About you
You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values. In addition, you will demonstrate:
- Relevant Health, Safety and Environment qualifications, or willingness to complete Certificate IV in WHS
- WHS background within leadership/advisory or similar field.
- Exposure to residential construction or related industry
- Knowledge of WHS legislation, relevant codes of practice, relevant safety standards and guides
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and process compliance
- Competency in the use of Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, and other safety systems including contractor management ideally
We are committed to building a more inclusive workplace by improving representation of women and other marginalised groups. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.
Interested?
The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.
Apply today!
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn
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