People & Safety Coordinator

Permanent part-time | Approximately 25 hours per week | Tullamarine

$80,000–$100,000 full-time equivalent, plus superannuation, pro rata based on experience

A practical people and safety role with genuine ownership

Air Powered Services is seeking an experienced and motivated People & Safety Coordinator to join our team in Tullamarine.

We are looking for someone who values the benefits of a consistent working arrangement but also appreciates the flexibility of a school-hours-friendly role.

This is a permanent part time position of approx 25hrs/week, worked across 5 days on site. The position is fully site-based, in Tullamarine and is available for an immediate start.

About Air Powered Services

Air Powered Services is a growing Australian compressed‑air equipment sales, service and hire business, supporting customers across a wide range of industrial sectors.

Over the past few years, we have grown from approx 25 employees to a team that is expected to approach 60 people by the end of this year. We now operate branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

As we continue to grow, we want to strengthen the systems, practices and culture that support our people. We are committed to teamwork, safety, customer focus and creating a workplace where people are supported to perform at their best.

About the role

Reporting directly to a company director and working closely with the national management team, the People & Safety Coordinator will support the people, safety and compliance needs of the business.

The role supports all APS branches nationally, although the primary focus will be Melbourne, where most of our employees are based.

You will inherit an established HR and workplace health and safety framework that has been progressively developed. The foundations are in place, but there is still an opportunity to improve systems, strengthen routines and help managers maintain consistent standards across the business.

This is not simply an administrative support role. We are looking for someone who can develop their own priorities and work plan,



follow matters through to completion and respectfully challenge managers when actions are overdue or standards are not being met.

Key responsibilities

People and human resources

- Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and employee induction processes.
- Prepare employment contracts, letters and other employee documentation.
- Maintain and improve HR policies, procedures, templates and records.
- Support managers with performance management, disciplinary matters, grievances and workplace issues.
- Maintain employee training, qualification and competency records.
- Coordinate workers compensation and return-to-work matters with managers, employees and external providers.
- Manage the internal coordination of employer-sponsored visa processes.
- Provide practical and approachable HR guidance to managers and employees.
- Help maintain consistent people-management practices across the business.

Workplace health and safety

- Champion workplace health and safety initiatives in partnership with operational managers, ensuring people and safety remain a core business focus
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve the APS WHS management system.
- Coordinate incident reporting, investigations, corrective actions and follow-up.
- Support the preparation and delivery of toolbox meeting content.
- Conduct workplace safety inspections and internal safety reviews.
- Monitor safety actions and follow up managers to ensure agreed actions are completed.
- Maintain training, licence, competency and safety-related registers.
- Support workers compensation and return-to-work coordination.
- Help identify safety risks, trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Promote practical safety awareness and accountability throughout the business.

About you

We are open to candidates with different combinations of HR and safety experience.

You will ideally bring:





- Experience in a people, HR, safety or combined coordination role.
- Practical knowledge of Australian workplace health and safety requirements.
- Experience maintaining or improving workplace safety systems and processes.
- Confidence coordinating incidents, investigations and corrective actions.
- Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, employment documentation and workplace policies.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
- Strong organisation, follow‑up and record‑keeping skills.
- Confidence working with managers and respectfully holding people accountable.
- A practical, approachable and solutions‑focused style.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365.
- Experience maintaining records in SharePoint, spreadsheets or similar systems.
- Australian working rights.

Formal qualifications in human resources or workplace health and safety are desirable but not essential where supported by strong practical experience.

Experience in industrial services, equipment hire, engineering, trades or a multi‑branch business would be beneficial, but is not required.

What we offer

- A genuine permanent part‑time opportunity of approximately 25 hours per week.
- A school‑hours‑friendly arrangement worked across five days.
- Reasonable flexibility to accommodate family commitments.
- A broad role with genuine ownership of the people and safety function.
- Direct access to company directors and the national management team.
- The opportunity to improve systems and influence how a growing business operates.
- A stable and rapidly expanding Australian business.
- A friendly, practical and team‑focused workplace.
- Participation in the company‑wide staff incentive program.

Important information

This is a fully site‑based position located in Tullamarine. Regular work‑from‑home arrangements are not part of the role.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a pre‑employment medical and may also be required to complete a police check.

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