Safety Business Partner

Evolve Scientific; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Evolve Scientific is seeking a Safety Business Partner to provide strong safety leadership and compliance across large-scale operations in regional Victoria near Mildura. The role is permanent, with Monday–Friday hours and occasional night shifts, and relocation assistance is available.

You will lead WHS programs, drive continuous improvement, and support environmental objectives while engaging with leaders across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Tertiary education in OH&S.
• Additional qualifications in risk management, environmental or leadership are highly regarded.
• 5+ years in safety leadership role within manufacturing or processing industry. Ideally within medium-high risk environments.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and compliance requirements.
• Strong experience conducting incident investigations, incident management, risk management and safety systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to build relationships across all staffing levels and backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills and has a practical solutions approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational WHS advice to leaders.
• Champion a positive safety culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive implementation of safety standards and best practice initiatives.
• Support environmental and sustainability objectives across operations.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain safety documentation and systems.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Safety leadership

Incident investigations

WHS compliance

Communication skills

Training programs

Education

OH&S tertiary education

Risk management qualification

Environmental qualification

Leadership qualification

Job description

• Based in regional VIC (close to Mildura)
• Seeking a Safety Business Partner to provide strong safety leadership and complianceacross large-scale operations
• Monday - Friday, normal business hours
• Must be flexible to do occasional night shifts
• Relocation assistance available!

About the company/role:

• Food processing company
• Based in regional VIC (close to Mildura)
• Seeking a Safety Business Partner to provide strong safety leadership and complianceacross large-scale operations
• Permanent opportunity
• Monday - Friday, normal business hours
• Must be flexible to do occasional night shifts
• Relocation assistance available!

Duties, but not limited to:

Safety, Health & Sustainability

• Provide strategic and operational WHS advice to leaders.
• Champion a positive safety culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive implementation of safety standards and best practice initiatives.
• Support environmental and sustainability objectives across operations.

Training, Engagement & Culture

• Manage employee and contractor inductions.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs.
• Maintain training records and competency matrices.
• Coach supervisors and leaders in effective safety leadership.
• Lead behavioural safety initiatives, safety observations and workplace inspections.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Lead risk assessments and review safe operating procedures.
• Develop and maintain safety documentation and systems.
• Ensure compliance with WHS legislation, Codes of Practice and environmental requirements.
• Manage audits, inspections and regulatory interactions where required.

Incident & Emergency Management

• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented and completed.
• Monitor incident trends and drive preventative actions.
• Support emergency response planning, testing and training activities.

Systems, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Manage and improve safety management systems.
• Analyse safety and environmental performance data.
• Develop meaningful reports and dashboards to support decision-making.
• Drive innovation and digital improvements across safety processes.

Skills/experience required:

• Tertiary education in OH&S
• Additional qualifications in risk management, enviromental or leadership are highly regarded
• 5+ years in safety leadership role within manufacturing or processing industry. Ideally within medium-high risk enviornments.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and complaince requirements
• Strong experience conducting incident investigations, incident management, risk management and safety systems
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to build relationships across all staffing levels and backgrounds
• Excellent communication skills and has a practical solutions approach