WHS Manager

The Safe Step; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The Safe Step is seeking an experienced safety leader to drive WHS strategy across a large-scale logistics, warehousing and distribution operation in Australia. The role holds standalone leadership responsibility with influence across the organisation, delivering risk management, assurance programs and performance insights to executives.

You will partner with operational leaders, contractors and external stakeholders to shape safety culture and governance, ensuring compliance with legislation

Qualifications

• 5+ years 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.

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

Senior WHS leadership

WHS legislation knowledge

Safety strategy development

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting & analytics

Education

Tertiary qualification in health and safety or risk management

Job description

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.

• 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.