WHS Lead

The Next Step Recruitment Company; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible workplace arrangements

Opportunity to influence safety across

Job summary

The Next Step Recruitment Company in Melbourne is seeking an experienced safety leader to drive WHS strategy and governance across a large-scale logistics and distribution operation. You will shape risk management, assurance programs and performance reporting, while building strong relationships with leaders, contractors and external stakeholders.

You will lead critical risk management, drive continuous improvement, and influence a positive safety culture with excellent stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Commercially minded safety leader with extensive WHS experience in large operations.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, governance, risk and assurance frameworks.
• Proven ability to develop safety strategy, systems and critical risk management programs.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's WHS strategy, governance framework and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee critical risk management, assurance, audit and compliance programs.
• Develop and enhance health and safety management systems aligned with best practice and legislative requirements.
• Provide high-quality reporting and insights to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Lead incident management, investigation and corrective action programs.
• Influence a positive safety culture through stakeholder engagement, coaching and leadership.

Skills

WHS leadership

Governance & risk

Reporting & analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualifications in health and safety or risk management

Job description

The Next Step Recruitment Company - Melbourne VIC

A rare opportunity exists for an experienced safety leader to join a large-scale logistics, warehousing and distribution environment that operates around the clock and supports thousands of workers, contractors and businesses every day.

This is a standalone leadership role with significant influence across the organisation. You will drive the ongoing development of health and safety systems, critical risk management frameworks, assurance programs and performance reporting, while building strong relationships with operational leaders, contractors and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's WHS strategy, governance framework and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee critical risk management, assurance, audit and compliance programs.
• Develop and enhance health and safety management systems aligned with best practice and legislative requirements.
• Provide high-quality reporting and insights to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Lead incident management, investigation corrective action programs
• Influence a positive safety culture through stakeholder engagement, coaching and leadership.

A rare opportunity exists for an experienced safety leader to join a large-scale logistics, warehousing and distribution environment that operates around the clock and supports thousands of workers, contractors and businesses every day.

This is a standalone leadership role with significant influence across the organisation. You will drive the ongoing development of health and safety systems, critical risk management frameworks, assurance programs and performance reporting, while building strong relationships with operational leaders, contractors and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's WHS strategy, governance framework and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee critical risk management, assurance, audit and compliance programs.
• Develop and enhance health and safety management systems aligned with best practice and legislative requirements.
• Provide high-quality reporting and insights to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Lead incident management, investigation corrective action programs
• Influence a positive safety culture through stakeholder engagement, coaching and leadership.

About You

You are a commercially minded safety professional with experience leading WHS, safety, risk or HSEQ functions within logistics, warehousing, distribution, construction, manufacturing or other high-risk operational environments.

You will bring:

• 5+ years' experience in a senior health and safety leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, governance, risk and assurance frameworks.
• Experience developing safety strategy, systems and critical risk management programs.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• Strong reporting, analytical and communication skills.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in health and safety, risk management or a related discipline.

What's on Offer

• High-impact standalone leadership role reporting to the executive team.
• Opportunity to influence safety outcomes across a large, complex operational environment.
• Flexible workplace arrangements and a supportive leadership team.

If you're passionate about driving safety excellence, influencing stakeholders and creating meaningful organisational impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional information

• Key leadership role supporting 3000 workers
• Opportunity to develop enterprise wide strategies to reduce risk
• Great culture and community feel