Reporting into Health and Safety Manager, the Health and Safety Business Partner will join the team on a Full-time permanent basis at our South Guildford location. As a trusted Business Partner, you will work closely with leaders and frontline teams to provide expert health and safety advice, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure compliance with legislative and organisational requirements. You will play a critical role in developing capability, improving safety performance, and fostering a culture where safety is at the forefront of everything we do.

Roster: Monday to Friday, 8.5 Hours per day (including meal break)

What You’ll Do:

• Live the Values – Leads by example everyday through actions, behaviours and decisions.
• Deliver allocated HSE initiatives and operational objectives within allocated business units, managing and mitigating risks, monitoring progress, and effectively engaging resources to achieve required outcomes within agreed timeframes
• Provide leadership, coach, influence, guide, mentor and train organisational frontline management in effective risk management strategies necessary to fulfil their legislative responsibilities and control risks as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP)
• Ensure frontline leaders, contractors and team members understand key safety processes and report incidents and near misses accordingly within required timeframes
• Generate health and safety performance reporting both scheduled and ad hoc to monitor trends and facilitate improvements to overall HSE performance
• Lead and facilitate incident investigations and proficiently use a range of HSE relevant technical tools and models to assist all stakeholders in risk treatment
• Lead proactive workplace assessment and assist front line management in identification of critical risks profile and development of custom risk control measures
• Proactively build and maintain effective relationships, working constructively with others to efficiently achieve required business outcomes within agreed timeframes. Ensure all stakeholder engagement for team members is completed in accordance with WesTrac’s HSE objectives and policies

Skills & Experience:

• Tertiary qualification within the field of Occupational Health and Safety, Quality Management or equivalent 
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (desirable)

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Demonstrate strong leadership traits, demonstrate continuous drive to influence positive changes in safety culture.
• Advanced time management, planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication (interpersonal, written and verbal) and public speaking skills
• Advanced computer literacy skills (MS Office Suite)
• ICAM (or similar methodology) Lead Investigator and experience in root causal analysis
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and proven ability to interpret per local workplace requirements
• Previous experience developing and facilitating training to a large and diverse group

Our Benefits inclusive of but not limited to:

• Financial Benefits – Paid Parental Leave & Secondary Carers Leave, Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Income Protection Insurance & More than 600 retail discounts such as Coles, Petbarn, Virgin, HOYTS & Crown.
• Health & Wellness – Discounts with BUPA, Fitness Passport to access multiple gyms across Australia & EAP access to support you and your immediate family. 
• Culture & Career – Personal and Team Recognition (Made for More Awards), Internal Career Progression, Training & Upskilling through our award-winning WesTrac Institute.  
• Employee Referral Program – Opportunity to receive a referral bonus up to $5000 for applicable roles.
• Additional Perks – Emergency Services Leave, Defence Force Reserves Leave & Employee Share Purchase Plan opportunity.  

Our Company & Commitment

With over 4,500 employees, WesTrac is one of the world's largest authorised Cat® equipment dealers, offering a wide range of mining and construction equipment and management solutions.

At WesTrac, we reflect diverse communities, celebrate our people's diversity, and create a culture where employees feel safe to be their authentic selves. We encourage applications from First Nations people, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. WORK180 endorsed employer for our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equality.

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