About the Role
Reporting to the Production Safety Manager, this position is responsible for supervising the day-to-day delivery of event safety which involves making operational decisions and providing advice on safety procedures and processes. Some key accountabilities include but are not limited to:
- Deliver effective and informative safety inductions, toolbox talks and safety communications to internal and external production teams and presenters.
- Assist with the development, review and implementation of all safety documentation, including but not limited to, Safe Operating Procedures, Safe Work Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
- Assist in conducting Workplace Inspections and Risk Assessments in consultation with key stakeholders to identify and assess high risk work practices.
Variable Time, fixed-term position (25 hours per week for 12 months). Band 3.2 $81,213.60 ($41.10 per hour) plus superannuation.
Variable-time employment is unique to Arts Centre Melbourne and strikes the balance between security and flexibility. You have a guaranteed number of weekly hours, with the chance to flex up to 38 hours if your availability matches available shifts. Shifts can change depending on your availability and operational need. This flexibility means you can enjoy commitments and pursuits outside of work. Variable-time is similar to working flexible part-time.
Your Skills and Experience
- Minimum Cert 4 in OHS from a recognised industry organisation and / or demonstrated experience in a health and safety role preferably within a high-risk production / events environment
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Problem solving skills and capacity for lateral thinking.
- Demonstrated experience managing priorities and working in a busy, fast-paced environment.
For more details, please read the Position Description – Supervisor Production Safety .pdf
About the Team
The Production department sits within the Performing Arts pillar and comprises of a team that delivers production services for ACM across Staging, Lighting, Audio/Vision, Broadcast, Wardrobe, Stage Management, Safety and Training to enable the safe and efficient delivery of events across all of our venues and spaces.
About Arts Centre Melbourne
The land on which Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Arts Centre Melbourne sits has long been a place of gathering, storytelling, song, ceremony, celebration and commemoration for First Nations people.
The People of the Kulin Nations have gathered on the site for thousands of years and continue to do so today. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.
Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.
We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.
For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne click here.
Enjoy Team Member Benefits
As a valued member of our ensemble, you will enjoy:
- Complimentary tickets
- Discounts at food & beverage outlets
- Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking
- Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs, and the Smiling Mind app.
- Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First Nations team members via their I-CARE program and providing specific counsellors for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and People of Colour.
Apply Now!
Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.
We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as interpreters, alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to peopleassist@artscentremelbourne.com.au
Please submit your resume together with a cover letter addressing the key criteria by 11:55pm, Sunday 1st of January 2022. Early applications are encouraged as suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date.
Arts Centre Melbourne is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with Arts Centre Melbourne’s obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, as a requirement of our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, engagement is subject to successful applicants providing evidence to ACM confirming their Vaccination Status as up-to-date, or as an Excepted Person.
Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.
Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
