Health and Safety Business Partner - Boral Ltd - HRCareer

First listed on: 12 January 2024

 Health and Safety Business Partner

 

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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 passionate Health & Safety Business Partner to join our national Health and Safety team, supporting a cluster of sites within our Brisbane and Gold Coast Concrete, Quarries, Asphalt & Recycling businesses.

Reporting to a Senior Health & Safety Business Partner, the primary focus is to support our operational teams to be more effective in their roles, in turn creating a safer workplace for all. You will assist with driving, facilitating and implementing significant and meaningful health and safety improvements across a diversified operational portfolio. Operating as a true business partner, you will relish the opportunity to travel to site 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 drive good safety outcomes.

This is indeed a rare and unique opportunity to join a large business taking a different approach to safety by shifting focus towards the integral role of the health and safety function in helping operational teams to be more effective.

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
  • Focusing the Product Lines efforts on understanding and managing its risk profile, verifying critical control implementation and in identifying and coordinating risk reduction, improvement and assurance activities
  • Supporting the roll out and implementation of the Boral Health & Safety Strategy
  • 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 and monitor closeout of actions
  • Facilitating the implementation of the HSEQ Management System & National Programs
  • Maintaining oversight of HSE risk registers and facilitating operational risk assessment/SWMS reviews

What are we looking for? 

  • A positive and proactive approach with a willingness and commitment to partnering with and supporting operational teams
  • A curious mind with a willingness to embraces new ideas and different approaches
  • Proven experience in a similar role, ideally with strong skills in incident investigations and facilitating learnings from incidents
  • Proven experience with implementing successful organisational change within complex environments
  • Knowledge of WHS regulations, systems, processes and Information Systems
  • Superior interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and communication skills with a natural ability to build solid relationships 

What’s on offer?  

  • Attractive salary package reflective of your skills and experience
  • Family friendly hours, home every evening. No more late nights or long runs
  • Receive a generous Motor Vehicle Allowance
  • Ongoing mentoring and guidance from industry leaders and subject matter experts
  • Broaden your horizons through exposure to our integrated operations
  • Access to SkillBuild, an online Learning & Development platform where you can access training resources for your personal and professional growth
  • Access to a variety of support networks including Boral Employee Assistance Program
  • Enjoy free on-site parking at our sites and head offices
  • We provide a working environment that is safe, caring, supportive and dynamic with a clear focus on continually encouraging and developing its people
  • 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
  • We are Australian-owned and operated

About Boral

We are Australia’s leading vertically-integrated construction materials solution provider and have been helping to build and enable a strong, modern Australia for more than 75 years. Our integrated network includes upstream assets – quarries, cement operations and our bitumen JV - and downstream operations across, recycling, concrete and concrete placing and asphalt.  

Our people provide solutions to help customers and stakeholders build a sustainable future in a changing world. Our values are what matters to us and guide our behaviours: SafetyTeamwork, AmbitionAccountability and Respect.  

We’re proud of our legacy as a great Australian business and have a strong foundation to improve and continue fulfilling our purpose and what we do best - building something great. 

Boral values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for?employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.