Safety Partner

Aurizon; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Mentoring programs

Discounts on health insurance / other

Parental leave program

Super booster

Job summary

Aurizon is seeking an experienced Safety Partner to join the Safety, Health, Environment and Learning team in Newcastle on a 12-month contract. You will provide practical safety advice, coach leaders and frontline teams, and help embed a positive safety culture across rail, port, terminal and trucking operations in NSW and Victoria.

The role involves regular travel to operational locations, governance activities, frontline audits and investigations as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ demonstrated safety management experience in a high-risk industry.
• Strong knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and regulation.
• Experience in risk assessment and risk management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coach, influence and build relationships with leaders and frontline teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical safety advice, coaching and support to operational leaders across rail, port, terminal and trucking operations in NSW and Victoria.
• Contribute to governance and assurance activities to monitor safety compliance.
• Lead investigations into workplace events when required and participate in safety action plans.
• Monitor and improve safety policies, programs and processes; deliver safety initiatives with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Safety management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Coaching & training

Communication

Education

Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety

Job description

Remuneration/Benefit: Remuneration from $140,000 (inclusive of super), commensurate with experience

We are seeking an experienced Safety Partner to join our Safety, Health, Environment and Learning team, based in Newcastle, on a 12-month contract.

Working closely with operational leaders and the Principal Safety Partner, you will provide practical safety advice, coaching and support across a diverse operational portfolio spanning rail, port, terminal and trucking operations across NSW and Victoria.

You’ll play an important role in strengthening safety performance, supporting leaders and frontline teams, and helping embed a positive safety and wellbeing culture across the business. The position also involves regular travel to operational locations across NSW and Victoria.

This is a great opportunity for a safety professional who enjoys being close to operations, building strong relationships and influencing positive safety outcomes within complex, high-risk environments.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with operational leaders to provide practical safety advice, coaching and support.
• Support rail, port, terminal and trucking operations across NSW and Victoria.
• Support leaders in developing a strong culture of safety and wellbeing.
• Facilitate safety action plans and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Undertake governance and assurance activities to monitor compliance with safety and company requirements.
• Conduct frontline audits and support external audit activities.
• Participate in, and where required lead, investigations into workplace events.
• Monitor the effectiveness of safety policies, programs and processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to deliver safety initiatives.
• Prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Travel regularly to operational locations across NSW and Victoria.

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:

• Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety, which is mandatory.
• At least 2 years’ demonstrated safety management experience within a high-risk industry.
• Strong knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and regulation.
• Experience in risk assessment and risk management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to coach, influence and build effective relationships with operational leaders and frontline teams.
• Experience supporting safety-related projects and improvement initiatives.

This 12-month opportunity offers the chance to work across a diverse operational portfolio, gaining exposure to rail, port, terminal and trucking environments across NSW and Victoria.

You’ll work closely with operational leaders and frontline teams, using your safety expertise to influence meaningful improvements and support positive safety outcomes across the business.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company.Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers

Advertised: 04 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 18 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time