Health & Safety Business Partner

Cleanaway; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleanaway is Australia’s leading waste management and resource recovery organisation. We’re seeking a proactive Health & Safety Business Partner to collaborate with operational leaders, turning safety insights into action in field environments.

You’ll coach frontline teams, strengthen risk management, verify critical controls and drive continuous improvement. This role is field-based in Dandenong VIC, offering an opportunity to shape safety culture and improve outcomes across our operations.

Qualifications

• Proactive safety professional who collaborates with operational leaders to influence safety culture.
• Ability to translate safety metrics into practical, data-driven actions.
• Experience in continuous improvement and risk-based decision making.

Responsibilities

• Analyse safety performance data and identify risks to drive improvements.
• Partner with field leaders to conduct field assurance and critical control verification.
• Provide incident investigation expertise using ICAM or similar methodologies and implement corrective actions.
• Drive consistent management of operational risks across assigned areas.
• Strengthen regulatory compliance through inspections and corrective action follow-up.

Skills

Safety analytics

Risk management

Incident investigations (ICAM)

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching & mentoring

Job description

Make safety matter. Influence operational performance. Build on what has already been done. Help shape a safer future.

At Cleanaway, safety is a guiding principle and it at the heart of everything we do. As Australia’s leading waste management and resource recovery organisation, we operate in complex, high-risk environments where strong safety leadership makes a real difference.

We’re looking for a proactive Health & Safety Business Partner who can collaborate with and influence operational leaders to turn safety insights into meaningful action. This is an opportunity to be present in the field, build trusted relationships and influence how safety is embedded across our operations.

You’ll play an important role in strengthening our safety culture, verifying critical controls and helping our people go home safely every day.

The key responsibility of this role is to coach, support and mentor operational leaders and frontline teams to implement Health & Safety strategies, strengthen risk management and improve safety performance.

• Analyse safety performance data, identify emerging risks and control weaknesses, and partner with key stakeholder to drive continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes.
• Partner with operational leaders to conduct field assurance and critical control verification
• Provide subject matter expertise in incident investigations using ICAM or equivalent methodologies, identifying root causes and driving effective corrective actions and organisational learning.
• Drive consistency in the management of operational risks across assigned areas
• Strengthen regulatory compliance through inspections, assurance activities, corrective action management and engagement with relevant stakeholders.

About You

You’re a confident, practical safety professional who wants to have an impact on an organisation and enjoys working alongside operational teams, asking the right questions and influencing positive change. You possess the ability to make safety “simple”, by balancing your strong technical knowledge with a collaborative approach, that focuses on helping leaders build capability and take ownership of safety.

Your industry experience and knowledge will add value to the business, more importantly you will bring:

• A curious mindset
• The ability to build trusted relationships
• Capability to coach, mentor, develop and support operational leaders
• An approach that is embedded in continuous improvement
• The confidence to interpret safety metrics, identify opportunities and create practical, data-driven solutions.
• The understanding of the importance of effective critical risk management and critical control verification

Why Cleanaway?

Join a business where your expertise can make a genuine difference. You’ll have the opportunity to influence safety across frontline operations, collaborate with passionate people and help build a stronger, safer and more sustainable future.

If you’re ready to take your safety career beyond compliance and make a lasting operational impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About Cleanaway

Cleanaway is an ASX-listed organisation with more than 10,000 employees dedicated to making a sustainable future possible. We’re committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where our people can thrive, grow and make a difference.

Our Process

Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status.

We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us by emailing ***email_hidden*** .

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future.

Applications close: 01 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Vacancy No

525462

Work Type

Permanent - Full Time

Dandenong VIC Australia

Categories

Health, Safety & Environment