The Sun Rice Group is an Australian ASX-listed branded food group, comprising multiple businesses, assets and operations across Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, the United States, The Pacific Islands and Asia. Sun Rice was built by the Australian rice industry over many decades, and today is one of Australia’s leading branded food exporters, with approximately 2,000 employees and operations in 11 countries. Sun Rice is a great place to work, providing a real opportunity for passionate people to make a difference.

About the role

The Group Health and Wellbeing Advisor will be responsible for supporting the Group Health, Wellbeing, Safety and Environment (HWSE) strategy focused on psychosocial risk management and development and implementation of risk reduction health and wellbeing initiatives, including workers compensation and injury management.

This role will provide expertise to create a culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, minimises the risk of work-related injuries and illnesses, and fosters a healthy and productive work environment for our people Your responsibilities will include:

Provide specialist advice guidance on injury prevention, injury management, rehabilitation, and return to work processes, including the development of suitable duties plans and associated documentation
Collaborate and support on the development and implementation of systems for managing Health, Wellbeing, Safety and Environment (HWSE) risks, specifically those related to health, hygiene and psychosocial
Champion a supportive and effective early intervention and return to work program for employees experiencing injury or illness, providing coaching and education to employees and leaders
Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders across all levels of the organisation to cultivate a culture that prioritises healthy activities and behaviours.
Manage and maintain all workers' compensation claims and related communication within secure health data storage systems.

About You:
3-5 years experience in injury management, RTW coordination, personal injury, or workers' compensation insurance.
You have significant experience in managing workers compensation and injury management programs
We are open to considering Allied Health professionals who are looking to get into a corporate environment and make a real difference in preventing injury and focusing on wellbeing.
Demonstrate a proven track record of creating and delivering successful health strategies and injury/illness prevention programs including psychosocial risk management
Ability to understand trends in order to identify areas for improvement and develop initiatives to support the health and wellbeing culture.
Comfortable working in a team, but also able to work independently and use own initiative to plan tasks and manage workload.
Excel at building and maintaining strong partnerships, particularly with external stakeholders like insurers and regulators
Your work ethic and passion in supporting people’s health and wellbeing along with preventing injuries drives and motivates you
You’re not afraid to be challenged and think outside the box to come up with new ideas

Key Perks Include!

Corporate discounts across gym memberships, Bupa Health insurance, travel, car rental & home removalists
Access to staff allowances of Sun Rice products weekly!
Banking benefits with our partnership with Comm Bank

If you are ready for the next step in your career and this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply below!

All correspondence will be dealt with in strict confidence.

Sun Rice is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Sun Rice will consider qualified applicants for employment based on their merit, individual skills, qualifications and other appropriate criteria relevant to the role for which they are applying.