WHS Coordinator

Doehler Natural Food And Beverage Ingredients; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Join a supportive and collaborative团队

Job summary

Doehler is seeking a WHS Coordinator to drive safety compliance across sites in Australia. This Full-Time role reports to the regional WHS Manager and collaborates with operations and the national WHS function to implement robust health and safety practices.

You will coordinate WHS documentation, assist incident investigations, manage training, contractor inductions, and support audits and risk assessments, with regular travel within Melbourne and occasional trips to Townsville and Sydney.

Qualifications

• Experience in a WHS Coordinator or similar safety role (manufacturing, warehouse, industrial or food-processing environment preferred).
• Highly organised, detail-focused, and able to manage competing priorities.
• Willingness to learn WHS systems, processes, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to work independently while supporting a national function.
• Excellent communication skills and high level of attention to detail.
• Confidence using WHS systems, registers, and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive mindset with curiosity and a continuous improvement approach.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain WHS documentation, registers, and compliance records to ensure accuracy and audit readiness.
• Support incident reporting and investigations, including tracking corrective actions through to completion.
• Assist with contractor management, inductions, and competency verification.
• Coordinate and support the delivery of WHS training, inductions, toolbox talks, and safety awareness initiatives across the sites.
• Identify training needs in consultation with site leaders and operational teams and identify capability gaps by site/shift/department; assist in developing or coordinating appropriate training solutions.
• Work with production and WHS to ensure training materials/SOPs are practical and understood.
• Maintain SDS library, training matrices, and WHS systems.
• Schedule and track WHS training, licenses, and refresher requirements.
• Support internal and external audits, site inspections, and risk assessments.
• Prepare WHS reports, dashboards, and compliance summaries.
• Provide broad WHS administrative, training and operational support across ANZ.
• Regular travel within Melbourne with occasional travel to Townsville and Sydney to support WHS initiatives.

Skills

WHS coordination

Safety governance

Organisational skills

Communication

Training delivery

Proactive mindset

Education

Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Doehler is a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the food and beverage industry. We provide our customers with a wide product range including natural flavours, natural colours and textures as well as healthy and functional ingredients for foods and beverages.

As the WHS Coordinator, you will play a critical role in supporting the implementation and execution of WHS processes, documentation, and compliance activities. This Full-Time role is responsible for driving safety compliance, supporting continuous improvement, and ensuring our teams meet legislative and internal WHS requirements. You will work closely with site leaders, operational teams, and the national WHS function, reporting directly to the regional WHS Manager.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Safety Ownership - modelling safe behaviours and actively driving a strong safety culture.
• Integrity & Accountability - making ethical decisions and following through on commitments.
• Collaboration - working closely with operations, contractors, and leaders to achieve shared WHS outcomes.
• Communication Excellence - delivering safety messages with clarity, respect, and influence.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset - identifying opportunities and implementing enhancements to WHS systems and practices.
• Problem‑Solving & Practical Thinking - applying sound judgement and offer workable, risk‑based solutions.
• Resilience & Professionalism - maintaining composure, objectivity, and professionalism during incidents or high‑pressure situations.

What Your Day Looks Like

• Coordinate and maintain WHS documentation, registers, and compliance records to ensure accuracy and audit readiness.
• Support incident reporting and investigations, including tracking corrective actions through to completion
• Assist with contractor management, inductions, and competency verification.
• Coordinate and support the delivery of WHS training, inductions, toolbox talks, and safety awareness initiatives across the sites.
• Identify training needs in consultation with site leaders and operational teams and identify capability gaps by site/shift/department assist in developing or coordinating appropriate training solutions.
• Work with production and WHS to ensure training materials/SOPs are practical and understood
• Maintain SDS library, training matrices, and WHS systems.
• Schedule and track WHS training, licenses, and refresher requirements.
• Support internal and external audits, site inspections, and risk assessments.
• Prepare WHS reports, dashboards, and compliance summaries.
• Provide broad WHS administrative, training and operational support across ANZ.
• Regular travel within Melbourne with occasional travel to Townsville and Sydney to support WHS initiatives.

The Ingredients of Success

At Doehler, we bring ideas to life. Whether it's creating innovative food and beverage solutions or building high-performing teams, success starts with the right ingredients.

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

• Experience in a WHS Coordinator or similar safety role preferred (manufacturing, warehouse, industrial, or food‑processing environment preferred).
• Highly organised, detail‑focused, and able to manage competing priorities.
• A willingness to learn WHS systems, processes, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to work independently while supporting a national function.
• Excellent communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Confidence using WHS systems, registers, and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive mindset with curiosity and a continuous improvement approach.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (preferred).
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Reports To

• Group WHS & Training Manager

The Perks

• Join a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Opportunity to make a real impact on a growing business.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee benefits through Employment Hero.