Health & Recovery Advisor

September 20, 2024

Silver Fern Farms

Hawera

OTHER

Job ID:

2615

Expertise:

Health & Safety

Location:

Hawera

Employment Type:

Permanent

Apply Before:

06/10/2024, 23:55PM

Please be aware that this role is based at our Hawera site in Taranaki – we require the successful candidate to be based there, or near, and work full-time on site.

About the Role
Our Health & Recovery Advisor is responsible for providing health services such as first line injury treatment, rehabilitation and ongoing injury management to our colleagues at site. In this people focused position you will carry out health monitoring, pre-employment medicals, and follow best practice to ensure that injured employees are rehabilitated as quickly and efficiently as possible.
This role will support people that work on our afternoon shifts, so hours of work will fall somewhere between 9am-6pm and 12pm-9pm weekdays to provide time for afternoon shift employees to see you.
Key responsibilities:

All injuries are attended to effectively and efficiently in accordance with best practice occupational health medicine
Administration, management and rehabilitation of work-related injuries
Maintain accurate, secure and confidential records
Promotion of health and wellness, and prevention of injury in line with the Health & Safety management plan

About You
Ideally you would be an experienced nurse with a background in Occupational Health or be a PHEC trained professional with knowledge in injury management. You will be confident with administering a range of first aid treatments as well as monitoring ongoing health and wellness initiatives to ensure the wellbeing of our team members. You will have experience carrying out various health checks such as; hearing tests, ongoing hazard impact assessments and drug & alcohol testing. Some experience in Injury Management would be advantageous.

An understanding of ACC and the Accredited Employers Programme
Current First Aid certificate would be beneficial
Experience as a massage therapist or physio would be beneficial
Drug & Alcohol testing qualification would be advantageous
Computer literate and able to maintain accurate, private records of all health matters on site
Able to communicate and develop relationships with people from a range of backgrounds

Why work at Silver Fern Farms?
Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.
For you, we offer heavily discounted staff meat sales, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6-month anniversary), BOOST employee retail discount scheme, subsidised health insurance, and confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling. There’s the added bonus of free on-site parking and full uniform.

How to apply
We assess applications as they are received so submit your application today. Applications close on October 6.
Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available