Safety Business Partner

Evolve Scientific; Mildura; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolve Scientific is seeking a Safety Business Partner to lead WHS compliance and safety improvements across our food processing operations near Mildura. The role offers a permanent, full-time position with Monday–Friday hours and occasional night shifts, plus relocation support.

You will provide strategic WHS guidance to leadership, champion a positive safety culture and drive risk-based improvements, while coordinating training, audits and regulatory compliance across large-scale operations.

Qualifications

• Tertiary education in OH&S required.
• Experience in safety leadership within manufacturing/processing.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic WHS advice to leaders and ensure safety is prioritized.
• Champion a positive safety culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive implementation of safety standards and best practices.
• Support environmental and sustainability objectives across operations.
• Manage employee and contractor inductions and deliver safety training programs.
• Maintain training records and competency matrices.
• Coach supervisors and leaders in effective safety leadership.
• Lead safety observations and workplace inspections.
• Lead risk assessments and review safe operating procedures.
• Develop and maintain safety documentation and systems to ensure compliance.
• Lead incident investigations and root-cause analysis and ensure corrective actions.
• Monitor incident trends and drive preventative actions.
• Develop meaningful reports and dashboards to support decision-making and drive digital improvements across safety processes.

Skills

Safety leadership

WHS compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Incident investigations

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary OH&S qualification

Risk management qualification

Environmental/leadership qualification

Job description

About the company/role:

• Food processing company
• Based inCarwarp
• 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 for candidates

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