HSE Manager

If you're the type of HSE professional who thrives on building relationships, coaching leaders and spending your day on the floor rather than behind a desk, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

We're partnering with a well-established national manufacturer to secure an experienced HSE Manager to step into a key site leadership role during an initial 3-month contract, with a genuine opportunity for extension or permanency.

Rather than developing strategy from the ground up, you'll inherit a well-established HSE framework and be empowered to drive its execution across a busy manufacturing operation. Working closely with Operations, Engineering and Maintenance, you'll influence leaders, champion continuous improvement and ensure safety remains at the forefront of everything the business does.

This is a highly visible role where your ability to build trust, challenge constructively and create practical safety outcomes will have an immediate and lasting impact.

Why you'll love this opportunity

• Step into a true leadership role where you'll influence operational performance every day. Working alongside a highly collaborative leadership team, you'll coach leaders, participate in daily production meetings, drive accountability for safety performance and play a key role in delivering an already established HSE strategy across a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Join a business that genuinely values practical, visible safety leadership. This isn't a desk-based compliance role. You'll spend your time partnering with frontline teams, supporting engineering and maintenance activities, driving hazard management, improving critical risk controls and helping embed a positive, proactive safety culture across multiple operational areas.
• Enjoy flexibility, stability and future opportunity. Offering an attractive hourly rate, Monday-Friday hours with flexibility around start and finish times, an initial three-month contract and a strong likelihood of extension or permanent appointment, this role provides an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact while positioning yourself for longer-term career opportunities.

The Role
Reporting to the Operations Manager, with strong support from the National HSE function, you will take ownership of driving the site's existing HSE plan and partnering with leaders to maintain strong safety performance.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving site HSE plans and monthly safety objectives
• Partnering with operational leaders to improve safety performance
• Monitoring hazards, investigations and corrective actions
• Participating in daily production meetings
• Supporting engineering, maintenance and capital projects
• Coaching leaders and frontline employees
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site
• Supporting corporate HSE programs and compliance activities

Key focus areas include:

• Traffic management
• Manual handling
• Dust and particle monitoring
• Working at heights
• Engineering and maintenance safety
• Capital project support

About You
To be successful, you'll bring:

• Previous HSE leadership experience within manufacturing, FMCG or another high-risk industrial environment
• Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and contemporary safety practices
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• A practical, hands-on leadership style with excellent floor presence
• Experience partnering with engineering, maintenance and operational teams
• The ability to quickly build credibility and drive positive safety outcomes

If you're looking for a contract where you can genuinely make a difference from day one while joining a business with an outstanding culture and strong leadership support, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion.