Business Partner Health & Safety

Adbri; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Forward-thinking safety-focused org

Excellence in safety performance

Meaningful impact on workplace safety

Job summary

Adbri, a leading Australian construction materials company, is seeking a Health and Safety professional to drive safety improvements across operations in Sydney. The role focuses on incident investigations, audits, risk mitigation, and building safety capability while engaging with stakeholders and contractors.

You will work with management to cultivate a culture of learning and continuous improvement, contributing to a safe and compliant work environment across sites and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Certificate or Degree in Workplace/OHS or related field.
• Experience with incident investigations and audits in heavy industry, infrastructure or construction.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to build safety capability across teams and contractor networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident investigations and root-cause analysis with action tracking.
• Develop and implement H&S strategies, plans and campaigns.
• Deliver training, site audits and risk mitigation in operations.
• Support managers with safety reviews, learnings and safety alerts.
• Facilitate HSE committee activities and toolbox talks for continuous improvement.
• Provide coaching to management and staff on WHS best practices.
• Ensure timely WHS performance reporting and data accuracy.

Skills

Incident investigation

Auditing

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Education

Certificate or Degree in Workplace/OHS

Tools

ISO 45001

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated Health and Safety professional to join our team in a dynamic operational environment. This role requires an individual who can effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels while driving meaningful safety improvements and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

The successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating incident investigations, conducting audits, and working collaboratively with operational teams to identify and mitigate risks. You will play a crucial role in building safety capability across the organisation while maintaining strong relationships with both internal teams and external contracting partners.

This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on workplace safety outcomes while working in a challenging and rewarding environment that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in safety performance.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure a 100% commitment to improving Health and Safety outcomes for workers
• Support the development and implementation of Adbri's H&S strategy, plan and targets including coordinating and implementing strategic initiatives and campaigns
• Support operational managers in incident investigation including reviews, action management, sharing learnings and key findings in safety alerts and presentations
• Undertake regular visits to operational sites to deliver training, complete site audits and provide support in WHS
• Facilitate consultation and a culture of continuous improvement on H&S through HSE committees, toolbox and pre-starts meetings
• Provide advice, support, information, coaching and training to management teams, operational, and non-operational managers and staff
• Collaboratively contribute to the development of a culture where hazards, incidents and accidents are reported immediately, captured using Cintellate, actioned and closed out
• Ensure timely and accurate WHS performance reporting

What you will need to succeed:

• Certificate or Degree in Workplace/OHS or related field
• Incident investigation and/or auditing qualifications (e.g. ICAM, Learning Teams, Lead Auditor)
• 5+ years’ WHS experience in regulatory, heavy industry, infrastructure or construction environments
• Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with business and operations to continually improve environmental outcomes
• Experience in development, implementation and auditing of ISO 45001 or ISO 9801 management systems standards, procedures and tools
• Proven experience in incident learning, auditing and legislative compliance
• Strong operational, frontline and contractor collaboration to reduce risk and build capability

Benefits of working for us:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Opportunity to work with a forward-thinking, safety-focused organisation
• Strong commitment to excellence in safety performance
• Chance to make a meaningful impact on workplace safety

Our business:

Adbri is majority owned by CRH and is a market leader in the manufacture and supply of construction materials and industrial minerals which has been building a better Australia since 1882. Adbri's respected brands employ over 2800 people nationally producing cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, concrete products and industrial minerals.

Creating a safe and supportive diverse workforce:

Adbri recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be Always Ready. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.

Employment in this role may be contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment checks, which could include a medical assessment, national police clearance, and reference checks. The specific checks required will vary depending on the nature and location of the position.