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About the roleAs the Head of HSE Australasia, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the HSE culture across our operations in Australia and New Zealand. Reporting directly to the Regional HSE Director APAC, you will partner with senior management to mentor, guide, and ensure compliance with our global HSE standards. This senior leadership role requires a strategic thinker who can lead with influence, champion HSE initiatives, and foster a culture of safety and wellbeing.
Your responsibilities will span across overseeing HSE systems, ensuring legislative compliance, mitigating risks, and managing workers' compensation and injury management. You will be the key liaison between executive management and site-level operations, ensuring that HSE policies are implemented effectively and that our teams are empowered to maintain high safety standards.
Further to the above your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
Leadership & Strategy: Collaborate with senior business leaders to drive HSE culture, ensuring alignment with global standards and regional strategic plans.Systems Management: Oversee the implementation and integrity of the global HSE management system, ensuring compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement.Legislative Compliance: Stay abreast of HSE legislation, ensuring that our operations meet all regulatory requirements across Australia and New Zealand.Risk Mitigation: Lead initiatives to identify, assess, and mitigate HSE risks, working closely with site management to ensure effective controls are in place.Injury Management: Manage return-to-work programs, providing strategic advice on case management to minimize lost time injuries.Reporting: Present monthly HSE performance reports to executive management, ensuring transparency and accountability at all levels.Why join us?Explore the range of benefits Inchcape offers its employees in recognition of their contribution to our success. A few are listed below:
Where possible, our flexible work policy helps support you in achieving a genuine work-life balance.Enjoy more time doing what you love with additional days off including an annual Wellbeing Leave and annual Volunteering Leave each year.Access to our employee benefits program including company car rental program, discounts on vehicle purchases and services, free annual flu vaccination, corporate health care plan with Bupa, financial services support, company-paid salary continuance, Death and TPD insurance, and a comprehensive employee wellbeing program.About you8-10 years of experience in HSE, with a proven ability to influence and drive cultural change.Strong experience in managing HSE systems, risk management, and compliance.Proven track record in incident investigation and audit management.Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.Formal qualifications in OHS or Environmental Management, with certifications in incident investigation and lead auditing.Inclusion & DiversityAt Inchcape, we believe the true power of diversity cannot be realised without an inclusive culture and that talent is equally distributed across society. Inchcape is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where the power of our differences can be embraced and everyone feels they can belong, be themselves and succeed. As an equal opportunity employer, Inchcape actively encourages applicants from all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, helping ensure our workforce is representative of the global communities we operate in.
If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply so we can have a conversation to see if you could be a great fit. If you have individual adjustments required to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us in your application or contact ******.
Apply now!This is a unique opportunity to lead HSE initiatives across a dynamic and diverse region, where your expertise will directly impact the wellbeing of our employees and the success of our operations. With flexible working arrangements, a supportive team, and a commitment to continuous improvement, you will have the platform to excel in your career while making a meaningful difference.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and will be added to our HRIS system People Hub (SAP SuccessFactors). We take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in working with us.
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