Work, Health & Safety Advisor

Sims Metal Management; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Health Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Tailored superannuation sessions

Career growth and internal promotion

Job summary

Sims Limited is seeking a hands-on WHS Advisor to support multiple NSW operations from a base in St Marys. You will identify risks, improve safety performance, and ensure compliance with WHS and environmental requirements across sites. The role is primarily office-based with regular site travel.

You will develop safety programs, deliver training, and coach leaders to foster a proactive safety culture while supporting workers’ compensation processes and regulatory liaison.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Workplace Health & Safety, Environmental Management, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in WHS/EHS advisory role in a highly industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of safety risks, hazard identification, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders to promote a proactive safety culture.
• Conduct inspections, audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Identify hazards and assess operational, environmental, chemical, physical, and process risks.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses with corrective actions.
• Develop and review WHS and Environmental Management Plans.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Incident investigations

Risk assessments

Hazard identification

Communication

Return-to-work coordination

Education

WHS/Environmental management degree

Job description

Founded in Australia in 1917, Sims Limited (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling and circular solutions for technology. We play a critical role in advancing circularity and decarbonisation by supplying recycled materials and re-purposed products that help preserve our planet.

At Sims, we believe in developing our people. With a strong promote-from-within philosophy and a range of programmes that support continuous learning, we offer opportunities for meaningful, long-term careers. Employing more than 4,100 people worldwide, we operate over 155 facilities across 13 countries. As an ASX-listed company, Sims provides the stability, transparency, and professional growth opportunities of a publicly traded organisation, all driven by our purpose: to create a world without waste.

Work, Health and Safety (WHS) Advisor

Founded in Australia in 1917, Sims Limited (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling and circular solutions for technology. We play a critical role in advancing circularity and decarbonisation by supplying recycled materials and re-purposed products that help preserve our planet.

At Sims, we believe in developing our people. With a strong promote-from-within philosophy and a range of programmes that support continuous learning, we offer opportunities for meaningful, long-term careers. Employing more than 4,100 people worldwide, we operate over 155 facilities across 13 countries. As an ASX-listed company, Sims provides the stability, transparency, and professional growth opportunities of a publicly traded organisation, all driven by our purpose: to create a world without waste.

Real hazards. Real impact. Are you the WHS Advisor we're looking for?

At Sims, safety is more than policies and procedures. It's about protecting people, driving operational excellence, and creating a culture where everyone takes responsibility for working safely.

We're seeking an experienced and proactive WHS Advisor to join our team based in St Marys. In this role, you'll support multiple operations across New South Wales, partnering with leaders and frontline employees to identify risks, improve safety performance, and ensure compliance with environmental and workplace health and safety requirements.

This position is primarily office-based, with regular travel to operational sites across NSW. Flexibility is important, as occasional short-notice travel may be required in response to incidents or operational needs.

About the role

Reporting into the EHS function, you will provide expert advice and support across a highly industrial operating environment. You'll play a key role in fostering a strong safety culture, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring environmental and safety risks are effectively managed.

• Partner with operational leaders and employees to promote a proactive safety culture.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Identify hazards and assess operational, environmental, chemical, physical, and process-related risks.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Develop, implement, and review WHS and Environmental Management Plans.
• Monitor and report on safety and environmental performance across multiple sites.
• Provide expert advice on WHS legislation, risk management, and safety systems.
• Manage workers' compensation claims and facilitate return-to-work programs.
• Act as a key contact for regulators, customers, contractors, and external stakeholders regarding EHS matters.
• Support site leaders with hazard management, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver training, coaching, and guidance to employees and management teams.

About you

We're looking for a hands-on safety professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced industrial environment and enjoys building strong relationships across multiple sites.

• Tertiary qualification in Workplace Health & Safety, Environmental Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in a WHS/EHS advisory role within a highly industrial environment, such as manufacturing, recycling, logistics, heavy industry, mining, waste management, or construction.
• Strong knowledge of workplace safety risks, hazard identification, and risk management principles.
• Demonstrated experience conducting incident investigations and implementing corrective actions.
• Proven experience undertaking and facilitating risk assessments.
• Experience managing workers' compensation and return-to-work processes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
• Current unrestricted driver's licence.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across NSW, including occasional travel at short notice following workplace incidents.

Highly Desirable

• Environmental compliance and management experience.
• Experience supporting multi-site operations.

What We Offer

• Paid Parental Leave - 12 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for secondary carers
• Health Benefits - BUPA discounts for you and your family
• Wellbeing Support - Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Financial Tools - Tailored superannuation sessions to support your financial future
• Career Growth - Ongoing learning and internal promotion pathways

If you're a safety professional who thrives in industrial environments and wants to make a real impact across multiple operations, we'd love to hear from you.