A well-established, family-owned bulk materials business in South East Queensland is establishing its first dedicated Health, Safety & Environment function, and is looking for a leader who wants to build it from the ground up.

About the Role This is a genuine chance for a HSE role, sitting within an operation with complex, heavy industrial plant and equipment. Rather than just maintaining an existing safety system, you'll also be designing and embedding the organisation's safety framework, policies and culture, working directly with senior leadership during a period of significant change for the business.

You'll need to be equally comfortable setting strategic direction and getting out on-site with operational teams, as this is a hands-on, practical HSE leadership role, not a desk-based compliance function.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement the organisation's HSE management system, policies and procedures

Lead the uplift of WHS compliance across a complex industrial operation with heavy plant and equipment

Build incident investigation, risk assessment and root cause analysis frameworks

Establish safety culture and engagement programs across an operational workforce

Conduct site audits, risk assessments and hazard identification, driving corrective actions

Lead emergency preparedness planning and contractor safety management

Build HSE reporting and performance frameworks to support senior leadership decision-making

Partner with leadership to embed safety as a genuine cultural priority through a period of organisational change

A well-established, family-owned bulk materials business in South East Queensland is establishing its first dedicated Health, Safety & Environment function, and is looking for a leader who wants to build it from the ground up.

About the Role This is a genuine opportunity for a HSE role, sitting within an operation with complex, heavy industrial plant and equipment. Rather than just maintaining an existing safety system,



you'll also be designing and embedding the organisation's safety framework, policies and culture, working directly with senior leadership during a period of significant change for the business.

You'll need to be equally comfortable setting strategic direction and getting out on-site with operational teams, as this is a hands-on, practical HSE leadership role, not a desk-based compliance function.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement the organisation's HSE management system, policies and procedures

Lead the uplift of WHS compliance across a complex industrial operation with heavy plant and equipment

Build incident investigation, risk assessment and root cause analysis frameworks

Establish safety culture and engagement programs across an operational workforce

Conduct site audits, risk assessments and hazard identification, driving corrective actions

Lead emergency preparedness planning and contractor safety management

Build HSE reporting and performance frameworks to support senior leadership decision-making

Partner with leadership to embed safety as a genuine cultural priority through a period of organisational change

What You’ll Bring

Significant WHS leadership experience in an industrial, bulk materials or heavy-plant environment

Demonstrated experience building or substantially uplifting a safety management system, not just maintaining one

Tertiary qualification in WHS and relevant certifications (Lead Auditor, Cert IV TAE, or similar highly regarded)

A genuine "builder" mindset, comfortable operating without heavily established systems in a business still shaping its direction

Strong stakeholder influencing skills, with the credibility to drive cultural change at a senior level

A practical, site-based leadership style balanced with strategic capability

What’s On Offer

A genuine opportunity to build a safety function from day one and shape how it’s done

Direct influence and visibility with senior leadership

The chance to leave a lasting mark on the safety culture of a growing operation

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📌 HSE Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Sourceable Talent
📍 Brisbane