Description:
THE COMPANY
At Goterra, we believe climate change is the crisis of our time—and we exist to help solve it. We're re-imagining a future where nature and automation work together to tackle complex problems like food waste reduction and supply chain security. At our Hume headquarters, we design and build our modular robotic infrastructure (MIB), using insects to transform food waste into valuable products: animal protein and high-grade fertilizer. This process creates a circular economy while preventing thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. As we grow, these thousands will become millions, and eventually billions of tonnes. This is your chance to join our mission of making the world better—a billion times better!
THE ROLE
The role of the Compliance Officer is to ensure that our company and employees adhere to the legal standards, regulatory requirements as well as internal policies and procedures under which we operate. The Compliance Officer actively engages with stakeholders on all levels to drive activities designed to protect our business against risks involved with regulatory compliance.
The Compliance Officer is responsible for upholding our internal policies, procedures, and by-laws, and advise/report/ consult key stakeholders on matters pertaining to environmental compliance, licensing, corporate compliance, insurance, product compliance, auditing, risk, legislation, and safety.
This is a great opportunity to utilise your strong organisational mindset and conscientious personality for a great cause. We are working daily to help improve the world we are living in and upholding compliance is key to our ability to keep operating our business.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Compliance & Risk
- Ensure all company activities, products, policies, processes and documentation comply with company, industry, state, and federal legislation and regulations
- Monitor and interpret waste management, environmental and workplace safety laws and regulations - EPA, SafeWork, Local health and safety standards
- Coordinate and conduct internal reviews and audits to ensure procedures and processes in relation to compliance are being followed by all staff members
- Conduct internal risk assessments - providing support and recommendations to management for decision making
- Ensure compliance breaches are acted upon with a timely and appropriate call to action
- Support site approval documentation and operational readiness procedures for new site development
- Manage and maintain all required permits, certifications and licenses for the business to operate both new and existing sites
- Support safety meetings, activities, audits, and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and provide suggestions for improvement
- Ensure appropriate information, resources, processes, and procedures are in place and being utilised to manage risks associated with compliance
- Stay up to date on key compliance and legislative changes that could impact the business
Education & Training
- Deliver education and training on compliance, safety and environment regulations to all employees and contractors
- Promote awareness of best practice and regulations in waste management, workplace safety and corporate compliance
- Support and train managers to ensure safety systems and best work practices are followed
- Maintain safety training records and ensure annual review of both legal requirements and best practice in relation to safety training
Investigation, Communication & Reporting
- Maintain records of waste data, treatment and disposals for regulatory reporting
- Act as a liaison with regulatory authorities and industry groups
- Submit compliance reports to regulatory agencies as required
- Ensure timely response and remediation in compliance with regulations
- Investigate and report incidents such as spills, leaks, or improper handling of waste material
- Lead investigations into safety incidents or near-misses and implement corrective actions.
- Effectively coordinate and manage third party stakeholders supporting the business with services related to compliance, regulatory, and risk
- Ensure appropriate reporting processes are in place for incidents, hazards, and risks and follow up on all reported incidents by coordinating and conducting internal reviews, recommend improvements and action on tasks as required
- Maintain safety training records and ensure annual review of both legal requirements and best practice in relation to safety training
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Proven experience in a Compliance Officer position or similar roleExperience from working in a regulatory heavy environmentTertiary qualifications in Business Management or related fields (advantageous but not essential)Experience managing and maintaining a compliance frameworkExperience developing strategies for risk managementKnowledge of corporate legal requirements and controlsBasic knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and practices Knowledge of best industry practices and professional standardsStrong communication and presentation skillsHighly developed analytical skillsAbility to lead projects and work within tight timeframesConfident in upholding standards and procedures and holding open conversations with stakeholders on all levels A passion for environment and sustainabilityWe pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation and encourage applications from anyone with passion for our mission, particularly from women, veterans, people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ community, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds