Safety Manager

Join at a period of change and growth whereby you will own your own role
- Positively influence and provide advice in the Health & Safety space
- Competitive salary and excellent employee perks

**The Business**

Patties Food Group is a value-led organisation with a rich Australian history, home to some of our most iconic and enduring brands including Four'N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna's, Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers and On the Menu. Our company values of courage, trust, integrity, and ownership reflect our origin as a proudly local company and have helped form a strong foundation for international growth. Patties is the market leader in frozen savoury and frozen meals categories, with 6 manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand, and a workforce of over 1700. Our purpose is to delight our customers with delicious and convenient food, yesterday, today and forever.
Of course, along with brands, and great assets, the other vital ingredient in our recipe for success is -** GREAT PEOPLE,** and that is where you come in

**The Role**

Reporting to the General Manager Operations in WA, you will provide leadership and advice to management and employees in the delivery of Patties Foods' Health and Safety Program to safeguard employee wellness and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and industry standards. Your duties will include but not be limited to;
- Strengthen Patties Foods health and safety management processes, by constantly reviewing key health and safety measures to implement approaches that improve safety outcomes across the site
- Safeguard employee welfare and business risk by undertaking risk assessments in relation to health & safety issues, recommending and implementing solutions and approaches that mitigates risk
- Work closely with other Health & Safety colleagues from all sites in developing policies, procedures and new guidelines
- Eliminate or control safety risks to employees by partnering closely with line managers and supervisors to identify, assess, eliminate and / or control safety risks across the business
- Partner closely with management, employees and contractors to ensure safe systems of work are understood and compliant with legislative and industry standards

**The Person**

This is both a leadership and hands-on role that requires you to pro-actively engage with managers and employees to help strengthen and drive our workplace health and safety culture. To be successful in this role, ideally you will have tertiary qualifications in Health & Safety together with a minimum experience of 4 to 5 years in the Food / Manufacturing industries. You will also have;
- Sound knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control principles relating to plant, equipment, processes, property, environment and other risk exposures in a manufacturing environment
- Engage effectively with managers and employees to implement health and safety practices that safeguards our employees and mitigates our risk
- Demonstrate organisational and change management skills, problem solving and decision-making abilities
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

**What we offer you**

At Patties Food Group we are passionate about our people, brands and culture We are an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties Food Group team, you will have access to;
- Generous employee benefits that compliment a positive work/life balance, including salary packaging and hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Take home products for you and your family to enjoy
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) services, supportive parental leave options and multiple social and engagement activities.
- Patties people; hungry humble and focussed. Join us now