About the Opportunity

With safety prioritised above all else at Boral, we look out for each other and are committed to zero harm across our vast, vertically-integrated national business. An opportunity exists for a proactive and energetic Health & Safety Business Partner to join our national Health and Safety team, supporting our Southern Region NSW Concrete and Quarries business.

Reporting to a Business Unit General Manager and Head of Business Partnering Health and Safety, your primary focus is to support our Southern Region Concrete and Quarries Business ensuring that business unit level issues are understood, controls are implemented and compliance and assurance measures reviewed. Working closely with the frontline, this is a key role in delivering strong alignment between operational risks and health and safety controls and will enable safety improvements and standardisation of processes across our network of Southern Region NSW Quarries and Concrete Plants.

Operating as a true business partner, you will relish the opportunity to travel to a range of Quarries and Concrete Plants on a regular basis to engage with leaders and employees on site and really understand their challenges, creating learning opportunities from issues and incidents to enable them to perform more effectively. A central part of this role is to build an intimate understanding of our operations and forge strong and lasting relationships with stakeholders so as to deliver positive safety outcomes.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity and candidates must have the flexibility to travel to various sites in Southern NSW including the South Coast, Canberra, and Southern Highlands. To support in this, you will be provided with a motor vehicle allowance. This is not a FIFO role and you will be able to enjoy weekends with your family.

Duties and responsibilities for the role include:

Constructively working with and supporting operational leaders on risk management
Building operational teams health and safety capacity by providing specialist health and safety advice, support and coaching
Supporting the roll out and implementation of the Boral Health & Safety Strategy and Business Unit Plan
Facilitation and management of incident response and subsequent analysis and learnings
Supporting the operations in appropriate preparation, management and response to HSE Regulatory Compliance inspections, audits, statutory reports and prescribed incident notifications
Facilitating the implementation of the HSEQ Management System & National Programs
Ensure Assurance Audits are completed in line with the Audit and Assurance Program and monitor closeout of WHS actions
What are we looking for?

A positive and proactive approach with a willingness and commitment to partnering with and supporting operational teams
Proven experience in a similar role, ideally with strong skills in incident investigations and facilitating learnings from incidents
Proven experience in a similar role within a high-risk environment, with any prior experience in a quarries environment highly regarded
Proven experience with implementing successful organisational change within complex environments
Knowledge of WHS regulations, systems, processes and Information Systems
Cert IV or Diploma in Work Health & Safety
Superior interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and communication skills with a natural ability to build solid relationships.
What’s on Offer?

Motor vehicle allowance
Permanent, full-time opportunity
Access to a variety of support networks including Boral Employee Assistance Program
Work for a values-based business that shares goals and celebrates individual and team success
Join an industry aimed at offering value to the community & committed to Zero Harm
Iconic market leader committed to driving sustainable outcomes
We are Australian-owned and operated
Opportunity to purchase additional leave
Generous paid parental leave entitlements.