About the job

Position Snapshot

Location: Wahgunyah, VIC (Northeast Victoria – close to regional hubs of Albury/Wodonga and Wangaratta)

Full time, Permanent role

5+ years’ experience

Position Summary

Opportunity currently exists for a Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Manager to lead the Safety team in our Nestlé Uncle TOBYS Factory in Wahgunyah, Victoria.

In this role, the SHE Manager will support & advise the Factory Management team in all aspects of Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) with a strong focus on implementing Market-level initiatives, including developing & driving site initiatives leading to continuous improvement in SHE performance in line with the Nestlé Continuous Excellence mindset of zero accidents and incidents.

A day in the life…

Reporting to the Factory Manager, key responsibilities of the role include:

• Direct and co-ordinate the development and implementation of the Factory's SHE strategy & program.
• Recommend factory SHE objectives considering Market and Corporate objectives.
• Monitor and communicate on performance to improve decision making regarding SHE and to integrate SHE into business decisions.
• Ensure adherence to all company principles, policies and requirements related to SHE, including NCE, TPM, LEAN, NEMS & NSMS.
• Ensure compliance with SHE-related legal requirements. Develop and sustain a local network, including authorities, other factories, etc.
• Implement, control, maintain and improve the Factory SHE Management systems including achieving and maintaining ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certification. Support this through developing and implementing specific tools and initiatives as part of the Factory's SHE program as well as exercising functional leadership of the TPM SHE pillar.
• Provide coaching & support to the Plant Manager, Plant Management team and Line Managers in order to achieve the Factory's SHE objectives and to ensure SHE becomes / remains a line management responsibility.
• Ensure that SHE performance data is available and correctly managed. Promote the awareness of safety, health and environment.
• Champion the Plant's SHE risk assessment program, including assessment, incident investigation, corrective action and auditing, as well as ensuring a focus on BBS and culture.

What Will Make You Successful

You will have a strong demonstrated experience in Safety, Health & Environment areas. A strong negotiator, you strive to strengthen the site safety culture and fostering preventative and proactive safety performance. In addition to the above, the successful candidate will have:

• SHE management experience, including management systems, risk assessment & accident / incident investigation in a manufacturing environment.
• Developed capability to understand & influence behaviour in an industrial context.
• Developed knowledge of national / state / local legislation & industry codes.
• A formal qualification in Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) or Environment.
• Successfully demonstrated ability to manage change, along with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage your time.
• Clear and effective communication skills are essential.
• The right person must be proactive, thorough, and detailed, with a high level of relationship building.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights

Applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including but not limited to health checks, prior to appointment to this role.

• Direct and co-ordinate the development and implementation of the Factory's SHE strategy & program.
• Recommend factory SHE objectives considering Market and Corporate objectives.
• Monitor and communicate on performance to improve decision making regarding SHE and to integrate SHE into business decisions.
• Ensure adherence to all company principles, policies and requirements related to SHE, including NCE, TPM, LEAN, NEMS & NSMS.
• Ensure compliance with SHE-related legal requirements. Develop and sustain a local network, including authorities, other factories, etc.
• Implement, control, maintain and improve the Factory SHE Management systems including achieving and maintaining ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certification. Support this through developing and implementing specific tools and initiatives as part of the Factory's SHE program as well as exercising functional leadership of the TPM SHE pillar.
• Provide coaching & support to the Plant Manager, Plant Management team and Line Managers in order to achieve the Factory's SHE objectives and to ensure SHE becomes / remains a line management responsibility.
• Ensure that SHE performance data is available and correctly managed. Promote the awareness of safety, health and environment.
• Champion the Plant's SHE risk assessment program, including assessment, incident investigation, corrective action and auditing, as well as ensuring a focus on BBS and culture.

• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to strengthen site safety culture
• Fostering preventative and proactive safety performance
• SHE management experience
• Management systems experience
• Risk assessment experience
• Accident / incident investigation experience
• Capability to understand & influence behaviour in an industrial context
• Knowledge of national / state / local legislation & industry codes
• Ability to manage change
• Strong communication skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Ability to prioritize work
• Time management skills
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Proactive approach
• Thoroughness
• Detail-oriented
• High level of relationship building

• Formal qualification in Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) or Environment.