HSE & Compliance Coordinator

Western Truck Group; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Truck Group in Queensland is seeking a highly organised HSE & Compliance Coordinator to join our safety team across our multi-site network. You will maintain the Safety Management System, coordinate compliance activities, and support training and incident investigations.

You will partner with leaders and frontline teams to promote proactive safety culture, ensure hazard identification and risk assessments, and drive continuous improvement in environmental and workplace safety across the

Qualifications

• Formal qualification in Work Health & Safety (e.g., Cert IV WHS, Diploma WHS or equivalent) is required.
• Experience with safety systems, registers, records or compliance documentation is essential.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with attention to detail are necessary.
• Ability to build positive relationships with leaders, supervisors and frontline teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders, supervisors and frontline teams to build capability and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Support risk management through hazard identification, risk assessments, JHAs and SWMS.
• Assist in reporting and investigation of injuries, near misses, hazards and environmental incidents with corrective actions.
• Coordinate and deliver HSE training and awareness activities, including inductions and toolbox talks.
• Support environmental compliance and practical controls across operations (spills, waste, hazardous substances).
• Assist HSE meetings, safety communications and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Aid injury management and Return to Work coordination with stakeholders.
• Maintain the Safety Management System, including document control and procedure reviews.
• Maintain HSE reporting and insights, leading and lagging indicators, and audit readiness.

Skills

HSE admin

Safety culture

Communication

Documentation

Stakeholder engagement

Incident investigation

Work Health & Safety

Education

Cert IV WHS or Diploma WHS

Tertiary studies in related field

Tools

Safety systems

Registers

Records

Job description

Western Truck Group (WTG) delivers trusted truck sales, parts, and service across Queensland, the Northern Territory, and regional New South Wales. With 9 dealerships and 20 Customer Service Centres, we support leading brands including Volvo, UD, Mack, and Isuzu—forming one of Australia’s largest service networks.

As WTG continues to evolve, we are strengthening our HSE function to support our people, operations and future growth more effectively. We are seeking a highly organised HSE & Compliance Coordinator to work closely with the HSE Business Partner, maintaining effective safety systems, coordinating compliance activities and contributing to safer, more consistent operations across the Group. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your HSE skills and progress your career in a varied, hands-on role.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner with leaders, supervisors and frontline teams through field engagement, coaching and consultation to build capability, strengthen safe work behaviours and promote a proactive safety culture.

Support risk management through hazard identification, risk assessments such as JHAs and SWMS, control verification, workplace inspections, observations, audits and compliance checks.

Support the reporting and investigation of injuries, near misses, hazards and environmental incidents, ensuring learnings are shared and effective corrective actions are completed.

Coordinate and deliver HSE training and awareness activities, including inductions, refresher training and toolbox talks, while maintaining training compliance and records.

Support environmental compliance and practical controls across operations, including spills, waste, hazardous substances and environmental incident reporting.

Support HSE meetings, safety communications and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support injury management and Return to Work coordination, including liaison with WorkCover and other relevant stakeholders.

Own and maintain the Safety Management System, including document control, registers, templates and procedure review cycles.

Maintain HSE reporting and insights, including leading and lagging indicators, action tracking, control effectiveness and audit readiness.

Skills and Experience:

Experience in HSE, safety administration, compliance or a related role, with enthusiasm for building your career in safety.

Strong organisational and communication skills, with a practical approach and an eye for detail.

Experience working with safety systems, registers, records or compliance documentation.

Confidence building positive relationships with leaders, supervisors and frontline teams.

Experience with incident investigation methodologies (e.g., ICAM, 5-Why/root cause analysis), WorkCover/RTW coordination and exposure to operational environmental requirements

Formal qualification in Work Health & Safety (e.g., Cert IV WHS, Diploma WHS or equivalent) and/or relevant tertiary studies.

Why Join WTG?

Be part of a growing, forward-thinking organisation.

Work with a supportive and collaborative team.

Play an important role in strengthening safety systems and compliance across a multi-site business.

Career development and growth opportunities

Applications

WTG are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and identities.