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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 Maldon Cement Grinding and packaging business and Marulan Lime Plant.

Reporting to a Business Unit General Manager and a Head of Business Partnering Health and Safety, your primary focus is to support operational teams, ensuring that business unit level issues are understood, controls are implemented and compliance and assurance measures reviewed. Working closely with the frontline and as part of their team, 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 the Maldon and Marulan production facilities.

Operating as a true business partner, you will be based in Maldon but also travel to our Marulan plant from time to time 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 you will be provided with a motor vehicle allowance.

Your day will involve:

• Constructively working with and supporting operational leaders on risk management
• Building the operational teams collective health and safety capacity by providing specialist health and safety advice, support and coaching
• Understanding and managing risk profiles, verifying critical control implementation and identifying and coordinating risk reduction, improvement and assurance activities
• Supporting the roll out and implementation of the Boral Health & Safety Strategy including the HSEQ Management System & National Programs
• 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
• Maintaining oversight of HSE risk registers and facilitating operational risk assessment/SWMS reviews
• Reviewing and validating the management of Contractors in line with the Assurance program

What are we looking for?

• A positive and proactive approach team player with a willingness and commitment to partnering with operational teams
• Prior experience in a hands on, operational role will be highly regarded
• A curious mind with a willingness to embraces new ideas and different approaches
• Proven experience in a similar role within a high-risk environment
• Proven experience with implementing successful organisational change within complex environments
• Knowledge of WHS regulations, systems, processes and Information Systems is beneficial but not essential
• Cert IV or Diploma in Work Health & Safety is beneficial but not essential
• Superior interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and communication skills with a natural ability to build solid relationships and influence in order to deliver outcomes.

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
• Work for an Equal Opportunity Employer – At Boral, we understand that diversity brings many benefits, and we are increasingly encouraging greater diversity within our workplaces
• 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.