National HSE Manager | Sydney
| Category: | Human Resources |
| Position Type: | Full Time |
| Attachments: | No File Attached |
| Application Close Date: | 23-Apr-2025 |
Job Description
- Multi-site responsibility across Manufacturing, Logistics, Corporate
- Leading food manufacturer, 12 sites nationally
- Based out of Sydney or Melbourne
About Us
Goodman Fielder is a leading regional food company across Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. Goodman Fielder Australia (GFA) is one of the largest branded food manufacturers and suppliers in Australia, serving customer needs with a portfolio of iconic, trusted food brands that Australians have grown up with and enjoy every day.
We have 12 manufacturing sites and over 1,500 employees who produce a wide range of high quality bakery and grocery items including bread, spreads, flour, dips, dressings, mayonnaise, frozen pastry, cake mix, and cooking oils. Our company occupies the number one or number two positions in most of the larger product categories in which it competes, with sales to almost 8,000 outlets in Australia every day including supermarkets, route outlets and food service customers.
We are passionate about our iconic brands and products, and strive to be the best place to work in Australia. We are currently experiencing times of change and growth with continued capital investment across our business which only means one thing – Exciting times.
About the opportunity:
Across the business, we have an exciting growth strategy which you will be a significant contributor to. We are now looking for a passionate and influential National HSE Manager. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will be an integral member of the Operations team, responsible for leading GFAs safety and environment strategy, policies, standards, systems and tools to meet GFA's goals.
This GF leader plays an integral role in growing a culture that reflects our signature behavior - ‘Never Walk By'. With support from the Group HSE manager this role provides coaching and supports the senior leadership team, site managers, logistics managers and the entire GFA team to ensure that leaders at all levels are driving towards delivery of high performing HSE results.
In addition, the role supports the site leadership and safety teams developing a robust program that ensures the gap between current status and required standard is transparent for each site, and the action plans to close the gap are clear and tracked to completion.
Location: This role can be based out of either our Clayton, Melbourne or Moorebank, Sydney sites.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading and developing the GFA HSE strategy for implementation
- Providing HSE functional expertise to the business across all Australia sites
- Leading and coaching the HSE team to ensure they have capability to implement HSE programs and coach line managers
- Driving a culture of risk based decision making and instilling our signature behaviour – ‘Never Walk By'
- Developing and implementing strategic HSE planning initiatives to improve HSE performance
- Developing and executing environmental initiatives to achieve reductions in our environmental impact and improved energy efficiency
- Partnering with the business to continuously improve our HSE performance
- Leading change management efforts to embed new safety policies, systems or ways of working across GF
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Degree qualified in HSE, Engineering or HR
- Environmental Management Qualifications (desirable)
- 5+ years' experience leading a HSE team or in a Senior HSE role in a high risk or manufacturing
- Knowledge and application of the IS045001 and ISO14001 and AS4801 Safety Standards
- Lead Auditor certification desirable
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence and lead effectively
What can we offer you?
With sites spanning across the Australasian region, working as part of a highly driven team at Goodman Fielder, you can expect the opportunity to build your own home-grown career across functions, locations and brands.
In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development. At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.
What are you waiting for? Apply now.
