Safety Business Partner

Sharp and Carter; Mildura; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp and Carter is seeking a Safety Business Partner to provide strategic and operational safety leadership across a 24/7 Victorian processing site, partnering with the Head of Operations to embed effective risk management, robust reporting and a proactive safety culture.

You will drive a transformational shift from transactional to strategic safety, uplifting near-miss reporting and implementing practical safety systems for a fast-paced environment while upholding integrity and regulatory

Qualifications

• Manufacturing safety experience essential.
• Food processing background highly regarded.
• Autonomous, self-starting approach required.
• Track record of transformational impact, not transactional.
• High integrity, honesty and transparency.
• Confident in influencing and coaching leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leaders as a trusted safety advisor.
• Lead and embed a strong safety and compliance culture.
• Uplift incident, hazard and near-miss reporting.
• Deliver and coach safety leadership capability.
• Oversee inductions, training and competency records.
• Lead risk assessments and safe operating procedures.
• Manage WHS compliance, audits and inspections.
• Liaise with regulators during audits and incidents.
• Support return-to-work processes and outcomes.

Skills

Manufacturing safety experience

Food processing background

Autonomous self-starting

Transformational impact

Integrity

Confidence influencing leaders

Education

WHS qualification

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a global leader in food and agribusiness, processing and supplying ingredients to customers around the world. Their regional Victorian runs 24/7 and is home to a close-knit team. This is a business that backs its people to lead with autonomy, values integrity and transparency, and is investing in a genuine step-change in how it approaches safety.

About the Role

This newly-shaped Safety Business Partner role will provide strategic and operational safety leadership across the site, partnering closely with the Head of Operations and functional leaders to embed effective risk management, strong reporting and a proactive safety culture.

You’ll take a transformational approach - moving the function from transactional to strategic - influencing leaders, uplifting near-miss and incident reporting, and building safety systems that are practical and fit for a fast-paced, 24/7 processing environment.

Duties

• Partner with site leaders as a trusted safety advisor
• Lead and embed a strong safety and compliance culture
• Uplift incident, hazard and near-miss reporting
• Deliver and coach safety leadership capability
• Oversee inductions, training and competency records
• Lead risk assessments and safe operating procedures
• Manage WHS compliance, audits and inspections
• Liaise with regulators during audits and incidents
• Support return-to-work processes and outcomes

Skills and Experience

• Manufacturing safety experience essential
• Food processing background highly regarded
• Relevant WHS qualification
• Proven autonomous, self-starting approach
• Track record of transformational, not transactional, impact
• High integrity, honesty and transparency
• Confidence influencing and coaching leaders