Senior WHS Partner: Safety Leadership & Risk Mitigation

Cochlear; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cochlear is seeking a Senior WHS Business Partner to provide expert, practical advice and leadership to embed a proactive safety culture, manage workplace risks, ensure compliance with WHS legislation, and strengthen the safety capability of operational teams at our Macquarie University headquarters.

Reporting to the Safety Manager, Manufacturing Australia, this is a permanent, full-time role focused on coaching leadership, driving risk controls, investigations, and continuous improvement of the

Qualifications

• Tertiary WHS qualification required.
• 3-5 years' experience in a WHS role.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is ideal.
• Experience in WHS management systems and auditing is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Coaching: Partner with senior leaders, managers and supervisors to build leadership capability, drive safety accountability, and embed a proactive risk-management culture.
• Risk & Hazard Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate physical and psychosocial workplace hazards, implementing effective risk controls tailored to operational needs.
• WHS Compliance & Governance: Monitor and ensure absolute compliance with WHS legislation, regulations, and corporate safety policies.
• Incident Investigation & Reporting: Lead incident and near miss investigations, determine root causes, present findings to leadership teams, and track corrective action closure.
• WHS Management System (WHSMS): Drive the continuous improvement, deployment, and audit of the WHSMS and safety reporting software (Risk Cloud).
• Injury Management & Rehabilitation: Collaborate closely with the Injury Management Team to support injured workers through early intervention and safe rehabilitation plans.
• Stakeholder Consultation: Facilitate effective consultation processes with employees, Health & Safety Representatives (HSRs), safety committees, leadership and external regulatory bodies.
• Data-driven Insight: Analyse safety metrics, lead indicators, and incident trends to provide actionable reports and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Solution & Improvement Focus: Deliver solutions in line with project objectives, target and timeline within the area of expertise. And, identify and recommend significant improvement to operational procedures and processes.

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Work Health & Safety, or similar

Job description

Cochlear is seeking a Senior WHS Business Partner to provide expert, practical advice and leadership to embed a proactive safety culture, manage workplace risks, ensure compliance with WHS legislation, and strengthen the safety capability of operational teams at our Macquarie University headquarters.

Reporting to the Safety Manager, Manufacturing Australia, this is a permanent, full-time role focused on coaching leadership, driving risk controls, investigations, and continuous improvement of the