Safety Manager

Overview

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health, Safety and Environment professional to step into a pivotal leadership role. Reporting into a down-to-earth leader, you will drive a proactive safety culture and implement initiatives to reduce workplace injuries across the terminal.

In this role, you will lead the development of safety strategies, oversee risk management processes, support operational leaders, and ensure compliance with WHS legislation and industry standards. You will play a hands-on role in facilitating workshops, analysing incident trends, and leading investigations, while also influencing long-term strategic safety outcomes for the business.

Responsibilities

• Shape and embed a proactive safety culture across a major logistics operation
• Lead safety initiatives that reduce workplace injuries and drive continuous improvement
• Partner closely with operational and engineering leaders to embed safety into day-to-day decision making
• Champion cultural change programs that shift behaviours and attitudes towards proactive safety
• Take ownership of incident investigations, ensuring learnings translate into stronger systems and safer outcomes
• Build capability by coaching leaders and teams on best practice safety approaches
• Track performance against key safety indicators, using data and insights to inform improvement strategies
• Stay across industry trends and legislative updates, bringing fresh ideas to keep the business at the forefront of safety excellence

Skills & Experience

• Safety management experience within a heavy industry
• Proven ability to drive cultural change within a unionised environment
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, standards, and codes of practice
• Demonstrated experience in incident management and ICAM investigations
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
• Degree in Safety, HR, or related discipline

Salary & Location

• $160,000 - $180,000 plus super (dependent on experience)
• Botany location, WFH options

About the Company

This organisation is well-regarded in the logistics sector and places strong emphasis on its people. With a focus on collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement, they foster an environment where employees feel supported to grow and succeed.

The culture is inclusive and down-to-earth, with leaders who are approachable and committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health, Safety and Environment professional to step into a pivotal leadership role. Reporting into a down-to-earth leader, you will drive a proactive safety culture and implement initiatives to reduce workplace injuries across the terminal.

In this role, you will lead the development of safety strategies, oversee risk management processes, support operational leaders, and ensure compliance with WHS legislation and industry standards. You will play a hands-on role in facilitating workshops, analysing incident trends, and leading investigations, while also influencing long-term strategic safety outcomes for the business.

Our Recruitment Process

At Lotus People, we are committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and will ensure a fair and equitable recruitment process. Every application we receive is reviewed by a real person, never by AI. If your experience aligns with the requirements of the role, a consultant will be in touch within 2-3 business days for an initial phone screen. Shortlisted candidates will then proceed to a virtual interview with the consultant managing the role. Due to the volume of applications and the specific nature of our briefs, we are unable to take phone enquiries about roles before an application is submitted. We ask that all interested candidates please apply online and wait to hear from us. Rest assured, we respond to every applicant, regardless of the outcome, so you will not be left wondering.

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