Senior EHSQ Leader – Safety, Quality & Compliance

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

Job summary

AFL is seeking an experienced Senior EHSQ Advisor to own Environment, Health, Safety and Quality at our Kilsyth facility. You will drive safety culture, strengthen systems and deliver practical improvements across manufacturing, warehouse and office environments.

With support from our National EHSQ Manager, you’ll partner with leaders to turn strategy into visible, measurable results, lead audits and incident investigations, and shape the site’s approach to risk and compliance in line with ISO

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Workplace Health and Safety, Environmental Management or a related discipline.
• At least five years’ experience in health, safety and environment roles.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, warehousing, industrial or similarly complex operational environments.
• Experience managing WorkCover claims and return-to-work programs.
• Strong capability in incident investigation, risk assessment and workplace auditing.
• Sound knowledge of Victorian OHS legislation and broader Australian WHS requirements.
• A practical, visible and collaborative approach to safety leadership.
• Experience with integrated management systems, quality assurance, environmental management or ISO auditing will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day EHSQ leadership across our Kilsyth manufacturing, warehouse and office operations.
• Partner with leaders and employees to strengthen safety culture, accountability and proactive risk management.
• Identify and deliver practical site improvements across plant and machine safety, contractor management, manual handling, traffic management, hazardous substances and operational risk.
• Lead incident investigations, injury management, return-to-work activity and preventative safety initiatives.
• Drive the site’s implementation and ongoing compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Lead audits, inspections, assurance activities and corrective actions that create lasting improvement.
• Use data, trends and frontline insights to prioritise initiatives and influence operational projects and changes from the outset

Skills

Safety leadership

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Workplace auditing

Stakeholder partnering

Education

Tertiary qualification in OHS/Environmental Management

Job description

AFL is seeking an experienced Senior EHSQ Advisor to own Environment, Health, Safety and Quality at our Kilsyth facility. You will drive safety culture, strengthen systems and deliver practical improvements across manufacturing, warehouse and office environments.

With support from our National EHSQ Manager, you’ll partner with leaders to turn strategy into visible, measurable results, lead audits and incident investigations, and shape the site’s approach to risk and compliance in line with ISO