HSE Specialist

u&u Recruitment Partners; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners is seeking an experienced HSE Specialist to support distribution, warehousing and operational teams across Australia. This hands-on role focuses on embedding safety systems and driving a proactive safety culture.

You will coach leaders, lead Chain of Responsibility initiatives, manage risks in mobile plant and loading/unloading, and deliver practical safety training while supporting ISO 45001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Diploma-level WHS qualifications or higher.
• Experience in logistics, warehousing, transport or manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of Chain of Responsibility requirements.
• Proven ability to coach leaders and influence safety culture.
• Experience with incident investigations (ICAM or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Chain of Responsibility initiatives.
• Manage risks relating to mobile plant, MHE and loading/unloading activities.
• Conduct incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Coach leaders to strengthen safety capability and accountability.
• Deliver practical safety training, toolbox talks and awareness programs.
• Review and improve safety management systems and documentation.
• Support compliance with ISO 45001 principles and best practice standards.
• Assist with injury management and early intervention activities.
• Drive continuous improvement through engagement, communication and auditing.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Safety training delivery

Leadership coaching

Incident investigation

Chain of Responsibility

Education

WHS Diploma or higher

Job description

A leading manufacturing business is seeking an experienced HSE Specialist to support distribution, warehousing and operational teams across a national network. This is a hands-on role focused on embedding safety systems, strengthening Chain of Responsibility compliance, coaching leaders and driving a proactive safety culture across high-risk operational environments.

Key responsibilities

Reporting into the HSE Manager onsite, you will be responsible for supporting a number of sites based across Australia, with a focus on partnering with stakeholders to improve safety performance. Further responsibilities include:

• Lead and support Chain of Responsibility initiatives;
• Manage risks relating to mobile plant, MHE and loading / unloading activities;
• Conduct incident investigations and implement corrective actions;
• Coach leaders to strengthen safety capability and accountability;
• Deliver practical safety training, toolbox talks and awareness programs;
• Review and improve safety management systems and documentation;
• Support compliance with ISO 45001 principles and best practice standards;
• Assist with injury management and early intervention activities; and
• Drive continuous improvement through engagement, communication and auditing.

The ideal candidate

You are a practical and influential safety professional who enjoys working closely with operational leaders and frontline teams. You bring strong logistics or supply chain safety experience and have a passion for improving systems, developing people and embedding a positive safety culture.

Key requirements

• Diploma-level WHS qualifications or higher;
• Experience in logistics, warehousing, transport, distribution or manufacturing environments, with exposure to managing risks associated with these industries;
• Strong understanding of Chain of Responsibility requirements;
• Proven ability to coach and influence leaders at all levels;
• Incident investigation experience (ICAM or equivalent highly regarded);
• Exposure to safety management systems and continuous improvement initiatives;
• Ability to design and deliver engaging safety training; and
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.