Health & Safety Business Partner

About the Role

The purpose of the Health & Safety Business Partner (HSBP) is to provide advice, support and partner with line managers and senior leaders on health, safety and training strategies, initiatives, and activities to deliver continuous improvement in the company's safety culture. The HSBP will provide general health and safety advice to all relevant stakeholders to develop knowledge and understanding of health and safety matters. This role will also oversee all training functions across their area of operations. The HSBP is responsible for developing and maintaining professional, dedicated learning solutions to provide total coverage of all appropriate training needs across their site.

Responsibilities

• Partner with State and Site leaders to provide expert HSE advice aligned with organisational strategy.
• Develop, implement, and maintain health & safety systems, processes, and policies.
• Lead and/or case manage safety incident investigations including the development of investigation tools and methodologies and investigation reports.
• Develop and implement health and safety policies and procedures.
• Assist in operational and strategic risk management including undertaking audits and conceptualising risks and responding to existing risks.
• Manage and report LEAD and LAG indicators, in agreed formats for the National Manager Health and Safety.
• Partner with and influence senior leaders on key safety performance areas, continuous improvement and safety culture.
• Coordinate and facilitate operational departments of training requirements for operation and maintenance employees.
• Lead and lag indicator analysis to identify trends and implement safety interventions.
• Provide leadership and support to people managers to ensure appropriate compliance checks, analysis and risk assessments, programmed and ad-hoc inspections of all operations maintain a safe system that meets the minimum standards.
• Coach and mentor Site and Area Managers/Supervisors on issues that have been identified as opportunities to improve knowledge and skill.
• Participate in ISO45001 internal and external audit preparations and activities.
• Support the National Manager – H&S and the Organisational Development Lead with training facilitation.
• Develop and present company specific training programs including toolbox meeting topics based on training gaps analysis and business operational requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through reviewing existing systems and processes.

Who we are looking for

The Health & Safety Business Partner is an integral role driving our safety culture. An ideal candidate is a Health & Safety Professional within the same or similar industry, or someone with strong experience in a complex operational environment. If you possess the following attributes, this role may be for you:

• Tertiary qualification in OHS, HSE or safety related discipline or relevant experience deemed equivalent
• Minimum 5-7 years of Safety experience within the steel industry or similar
• Sound knowledge of steel/building industry desirable but not essential
• Completion of an approved internal auditing course (desirable)
• First Aid accreditation

At Bestbar we offer

Our strong belief in 'family culture' allows us to build lasting relationships based on trust and integrity with sub-contractors, employees and clients. Bestbar strongly believes in "Family Values" and we offer the following benefits to our employees so they feel valued each day at work:

• Free on-site parking
• Brand new state of the art facility
• Professional Development opportunities
• Remuneration package will be discussed depending on qualification/experience/skill set

How to apply

To apply, please send a cover letter outlining your motivation for application and a brief summary of your fit for the role along with your resume.

Salary and application questions

• How many years' experience do you have as a Health and Safety Business Partner?
• How many years of auditing experience do you have?
• Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of OH&S/WHS?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• What is your expected annual base salary?

About the company

Founded in Perth in 1995, Bestbar remains proudly Western Australian-owned and operated. As the largest independent steel reinforcement supplier in Australia, we employ over 500 skilled professionals across 9 branches nationwide. We seek collaborative and passionate machine operators, schedulers, financial accountants, sales professionals and thought leaders to help reinforce Australia's construction projects.

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