About APS

Adelaide Profile Services (APS) is a leading Australian steel processing and manufacturing company, providing high-quality profile cutting, CNC machining, pressing, rolling, fabrication support, and logistics services to a broad range of industries.

We are committed to operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and continual improvement through our Integrated Management System (IMS), certified to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 45001 (Work Health & Safety), and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management).

We are seeking an experienced and proactive QHSE Officer to support and strengthen our Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental systems while working closely with operational teams to drive a culture of compliance, accountability and continuous improvement.

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the QHSE Officer will be responsible for maintaining and continually improving APS's Integrated Management System (IMS) and supporting all departments to achieve operational excellence.

The successful candidate will spend time both on the production floor and in the office, ensuring our systems are practical, effective, and embedded into daily operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintain and continually improve APS's ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems.

- Plan, conduct and report internal audits.

- Coordinate external certification and customer audits.

- Investigate incidents, non-conformances and customer complaints using structured root cause analysis.

- Develop, implement and monitor corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

- Review and improve policies, procedures, work instructions and controlled documentation.

- Maintain risk registers, environmental aspects, hazard registers and compliance obligations.

- Facilitate toolbox talks,



safety meetings and management reviews.

- Monitor quality and safety KPIs and prepare monthly management reports.

- Support supplier evaluations, customer quality requirements and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Conduct workplace inspections, risk assessments and compliance audits.

- Deliver QHSE inductions and awareness training.

- Promote a positive safety culture and coach supervisors and employees in best practice.

- Work collaboratively with Production, Sales, Scheduling, Logistics and Maintenance to improve business processes.

Essential Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate:

- Minimum 5 years' experience in a Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) role within manufacturing, engineering, steel processing or heavy industry.

- Lead Auditor qualification in one or more of the following:

- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

- ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

- ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

- Demonstrated experience maintaining and improving certified Integrated Management Systems.

- Robust understanding of Australian WHS and environmental legislation.

- Experience conducting internal and external audits.

- Proven experience managing NCRs, CAPA, risk assessments and incident investigations.

- Excellent report writing and documentation skills.

- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

- High attention to detail with excellent organisational and time management skills.





- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Highly Desirable

- Qualifications in Quality, Safety, Environmental Management or Engineering.

- Experience within steel manufacturing, fabrication, mining, engineering or industrial operations.

- Experience with electronic management systems such as Skytrust or similar QHSE software.

- Experience facilitating Management Reviews and analysing operational KPIs.

- Incident investigation training.

- Return to Work Coordinator qualification (desirable).

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

- Leads by example.

- Thinks systematically and solves problems using data.

- Is confident working with operational teams on the factory floor.

- Can influence and coach people at all levels of the business.

- Challenges the status quo while maintaining positive working relationships.

- Is passionate about continual improvement rather than simply maintaining compliance.

- Takes ownership and follows issues through to completion.

Why Join APS?

At APS, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of our operations.
You'll have the opportunity to:

- Drive meaningful improvements across the business.

- Work closely with an experienced leadership team.

- Lead quality, safety and environmental initiatives that make a real impact.

- Build robust systems that support sustainable business growth.

- Develop your career in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

If you have the experience, technical expertise and leadership mindset to help APS achieve operational excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now by submitting your resume together with a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications.

📌 QHSE Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 APS Adelaide Profile Services
📍 Adelaide