Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality Coordinator

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Melbourne seeks a proactive HSEQ Coordinator to lead our Workplace Health & Safety and Environmental Management Systems. The role oversees the IMS, drives continuous improvement, and ensures compliance with ISO standards and S@W programs.

You will administer legislative alignment, maintain auditable records, and support risk management, incident investigations, and CAPA across multiple sites within a global safety framework.

Qualifications

• This includes a Certificate IV in WHS or higher safety/environmental qualification.
• Certified Internal Auditor qualified to audit ISO standards (ISO 13485/9001/45001/14001).
• Industrial manufacturing experience in large-scale environments is preferred.
• Experience within global corporate safety frameworks (S@W) is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of Victorian WHS and EPA regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage IMS, safety registers, and environmental databases to maintain continuous certification (ISO 45001/14001/9001).
• Lead Safety @ Work governance as local site administrator and SME.
• Monitor legislative changes to ensure compliance with local safety laws and corporate directives.
• Maintain auditable records for safety, environmental, and sustainability metrics.
• Support risk management and S@W incident investigations; drive CAPA.
• Facilitate hazard identification and JSA/training across departments.
• Lead incident investigations and close-out using root-cause methods.
• Prepare incident trend reports and lead-indicator metrics for reviews.
• Promote safety culture through consultation, training, and toolbox talks.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and provide responses.
• Assist quality operations with metrology reporting and supplier/customer metrics.

Skills

WHS Leadership

IMS Admin

ISO Standards

S@W Governance

Data Integrity

Education

Certificate IV WHS

Certified Internal Auditor

Industrial Manufacturing

Global Safety Framework

Regulatory Knowledge

Tools

eQMS Software

Metrology Tools

Cloud Auditing Tools

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About The Job

This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative manufacturing organisation located in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. We are seeking an ambitious HSEQ Coordinator to join the team. This position serves as the Management Representative for the site’s Work Health & Safety (WHS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS). This critical role drives continuous improvement, daily functioning, and robust compliance of the site's Integrated Management Systems (IMS) spanning Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality.

Operating in a manufacturing environment, the position ensures alignment with WorkSafe Victoria frameworks, EPA Victoria legislation, and the Trelleborg Group Corporate Safety Management System, explicitly driving the local implementation of the global Safety @ Work (S@W) programme.

About The Ideal Candidate

• Manage Systems & Corporate Compliance
• Systems: Administer, update, and optimise the IMS, safety registers, and environmental databases to maintain continuous certification across ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, ISO 9001 and APVMA cGMP frameworks.
• S@W Programme Governance: Serve as the local site administrator and subject matter expert for Trelleborg’s Safety @ Work (S@W)
• Legislative Alignment: Monitor changes to Victorian safety and environmental legislation (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, OHS Regulations 2017, and the Environment Protection Act 2017), ensuring corporate S@W directives always meet or exceed local statutory requirements.
• Data Integrity: Maintain accurate, auditable records for all safety, health, environmental, and corporate sustainability metrics.
• Support Risk Management & S@W Incident Investigation
• Hazard Identification: Facilitate and guide production departments through workplace hazard identification, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), and formal risk assessment processes.
• S@W Incident Architecture: Lead the investigation and close-out of site incidents and hazard reports using corporate S@W root-cause methodologies. Track the implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
• Reporting: Investigate, summarise, and present formal incident trends and S@W lead-indicator metrics for monthly executive and global corporate safety reviews.
• Drive Safety Culture, Consultation & Training
• Workforce Engagement: Partner with Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), Safety Committee members, and Management to champion a consultative, proactive, and zero-harm culture rooted in the S@W framework.
• S@W Training & Behavioural Audits: Design, develop, and deliver high-impact in-house training tools, emergency response protocols, and S@W safety awareness modules. Run on-floor behavioural safety observations to encourage active worker participation and promote a "Safety First" mindset.
• Toolbox Support: Actively contribute to and support toolbox talks and safety committee updates to keep both safety compliance and corporate environmental stewardship top of mind.
• Audit Programs & CAPA Governance
• Internal Audits: Act as Lead Auditor; scheduling, planning, executing, and documenting internal systems audits across ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, ISO 9001 Standards and APVMA cGMP.
• Corporate & External Audits: Coordinate, host, and provide technical support during regulatory, customer, and Trelleborg Group Corporate EHS/S@W compliance audits, including formulating formal audit responses.
• CAPA Reporting Management: Manage Corrective Action Reporting, ensuring all local internal, customer, and global corporate audit findings are assigned, actioned, and verified for effectiveness within agreed timelines.
• Quality Operations
• Assurance: Assist with quality assurance activities across multiple sites, ensuring continuous compliance, accurate metrology reporting, and adherence to customer specifications and industry standards.
• Production Support: Product validation and OTS approvals, prepare Certificates of Conformance and technical quality reports, and deliver monthly operational performance reports covering supplier evaluations, customer deliveries, and reject/scrap analysis.

Education and Experience

• Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (WHS): Or a higher relevant tertiary qualification in safety/environmental management.
• Certified Internal Auditor: Formally qualified or certified to conduct internal audits against ISO standards (specifically ISO 13485, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, or ISO 14001).
• Industrial Experience: Proven experience working in a mid-to-large scale manufacturing environment (experience in injection moulding, or industrial polymer processing highly regarded).
• Corporate Safety Frameworks: Direct experience working within a global or multinational corporate safety management framework (prior exposure to Trelleborg's S@W programme or similar global behavioural safety frameworks is highly advantageous).
• Regulatory Knowledge: Solid working knowledge of the Victorian WorkSafe and EPA compliance frameworks, reporting requirements, and consultation duties.
• Standards Familiarity: Practical experience maintaining compliance with ISO 45001, ISO14001, ISO 9001 Standards is expected, with exposure to APVMA cGMP or ISO 13485 (Medical Devices) highly regarded.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to write detailed professional Procedures and create Work Instructions, and Forms, read technical Engineering Drawings, use precision measurement tools for metrology reporting, and confidently navigate cloud-based eQMS platforms.
• Educational background in related discipline; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.