Environmental and Process Safety Manager

seek.com.au; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SEEK is seeking an experienced Environmental and Process Safety Manager to lead safety and environmental programs across our manufacturing and warehousing sites in Australia and New Zealand. You will develop frontline leadership capability, drive risk-based improvements and promote a positive safety culture.

You will manage regulatory compliance, lead investigations, conduct audits, and partner with site leaders to deliver performance improvements and sustainable environmental management.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in environmental or process safety
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role
• Strong stakeholder and regulator management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
• Proven track record in identifying safety risks and implementing controls

Responsibilities

• Support sites with effective HSEQ duties across multiple sites.
• Identify hazards and risks and recommend controls to mitigate them.
• Ensure policies are communicated to all employees and roll out HSE initiatives.
• Develop and deliver toolbox/Gemba walks and frontline training to raise awareness of hazards and protections.
• Develop environmental and process safety design and maintenance standards.
• Lead site-specific safety assessments, environmental risk assessments, critical asset management plans, and emergency response planning; engage regulators as needed.
• Communicate with regulators, build rapport, and assist site managers during regulator audits.
• Lead investigations of major accidents/incidents in the workplace.
• Conduct regular safety and environmental audits to identify improvement areas.
• Stay up-to-date with health, safety and environment legislation and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with management to promote a positive safety and environmental culture.
• Build frontline capability and learning and development programs.
• Support sites in ensuring relevant systems are used and drive continuous site performance.
• Develop execution strategies for initiatives to meet KPIs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Regulator management

Communication skills

HSEQ knowledge

Risk identification

Education

Engineering degree (Environmental or Process Safety)

Job description

Environmental and Process Safety Manager

A leading diversified industrial group providing end-to-end supply chain solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

We are seeking an experienced Environmental and Process Safety Manager with a passion for leadership and capability development to drive operational excellence across our manufacturing and warehousing operations. This role will play a key part in developing frontline leaders, strengthening site-level capabilities, and implementing company-wide strategies focused on manufacturing excellence, safety, environmental management, and quality.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Environmental and Process Safety Manager to drive environmental compliance, process safety and continuous improvement across multiple operational sites.

This role will work closely with site management and operational teams to strengthen safety performance, manage environmental risks, ensure regulatory compliance and deliver company-wide improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise, a proactive approach to risk management and a passion for building frontline capability and promoting a positive safety culture.

Role Overview

A leading diversified industrial group providing end-to-end supply chain solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

We are seeking an experienced Environmental and Process Safety Manager with a passion for leadership and capability development to drive operational excellence across our manufacturing and warehousing operations. This role will play a key part in developing frontline leaders, strengthening site-level capabilities, and implementing company-wide strategies focused on manufacturing excellence, safety, environmental management, and quality.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Environmental and Process Safety Manager to drive environmental compliance, process safety and continuous improvement across multiple operational sites.

This role will work closely with site management and operational teams to strengthen safety performance, manage environmental risks, ensure regulatory compliance and deliver company-wide improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise, a proactive approach to risk management and a passion for building frontline capability and promoting a positive safety culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Support sites regarding effective HSEQ duties across multiple sites.

• Support management with hazard and risk identification associated with various tasks and activities in the workplace. Recommend controls to mitigate those risks.

• Ensure company policies are communicated effectively to all employees and support the rollout of HSE initiatives.

• Support development and implementation of effective toolbox/Gemba walks and frontline training to ensure that everyone understands potential hazards, risks and knows how to protect community

• Develop environmental and process safety design and maintenance standards

• Develop and lead provision of site specific safety assessments, environmental risk assessment, critical asset management plans, emergency response planning and engaging effectively to regulator(s)

• Effectively communicate with regulators, build repour and support the site managers during any regulator audit/visit.

• Lead Investigation of key accidents/ incidents that occur in the workplace.

• Conduct regular safety and environmental audits to ensure that the workplace meets all relevant health and safety standards. Identify any areas that require improvement

• Keep up to date with all relevant health, safety and environment legislation and regulations. Ensure that the organization is in compliance with all relevant legislation and will recommend any necessary changes.

• Collaborate with management and employees to promote positive safety and environmental culture in the workplace. Work closely with all levels of the organization to ensure that everyone is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.

• Have a passion for capability building, improving frontline learning and development programs

• Support sites in ensuring Occupational health, process safety, environmental related company systems are effectively used at the sites and continuously improve site performance.

• Develop execution strategy for initiatives and programs to support sites to achieve agreed KPI.

Key Responsibilities

• Environmental or process safety related Engineering degree

• At least 5 years' experience in a similar role, drive for continuous development

• Well-developed stakeholder and regulator management skills.

• Effective communication, interpersonal and influence skills.

• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.

• Proven experience in identifying safety risks and developing measures / plan/ procedures to reduce those risks.

• Approachable and supportive personality to assist with stakeholder relationship building.

Interviews will commence as soon as suitable applications come through.