On‑Site Project Safety Officer – Automated Warehousing

Dematic; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Exclusive health cover via Medibank

Salary sacrificing options

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a Project Safety Officer for a 2-year fixed-term contract on an automated warehousing and distribution centre project in Deer Park, Melbourne. This on-site role partners with Project Managers, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure best‑practice safety standards and incident prevention.

You will lead day-to-day WHSE initiatives, conduct inspections, audits and investigations, and drive risk-based safety improvements across multi-contractor environments, ensuring every worker

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Health & Safety, WHS, OHS or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' site-based safety experience.
• Experience in construction, industrial, manufacturing or commercial projects with multiple contractors.

Responsibilities

• Provide WHSE advisory support across all project activities.
• Champion a positive safety culture on site.
• Conduct site inspections, safety observations, audits and risk assessments.
• Facilitate site inductions, toolbox talks and pre-start meetings.
• Review SWMS, procedures and permits and support incident investigations.
• Assist in implementing and improving the Site Safety Management Plan.
• Maintain safety reporting systems and risk registers.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Safety leadership

Audits & investigations

Work in fast-paced projects

Education

Degree or Diploma in Health & Safety

Tools

SWMS review

Job description

Dematic is seeking a Project Safety Officer for a 2-year fixed-term contract on an automated warehousing and distribution centre project in Deer Park, Melbourne. This on-site role partners with Project Managers, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure best‑practice safety standards and incident prevention.

You will lead day-to-day WHSE initiatives, conduct inspections, audits and investigations, and drive risk-based safety improvements across multi-contractor environments, ensuring every worker