WHS Manager - ANZ
Agriculture, Energy & Environment · Environmental Services · Occupational Health & Safety · Sustainability
In short
Electrolux Group seeks an experienced WHS Manager to lead safety strategy, governance, and culture across Australia and New Zealand. This senior role involves ensuring health, safety, and wellbeing for all employees, managing risks, and maintaining compliance with legislation and global standards. The position is based in Mascot, NSW, and requires expertise in operational environments and ISO 45001 implementation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the ANZ Work Health & Safety strategy and governance framework.
- Ensure compliance with all Australian and New Zealand WHS legislation and Electrolux global standards.
- Own and continuously improve the ANZ safety management system, including ISO 45001 implementation and compliance.
- Lead safety risk management across all business functions, including offices, warehouses, logistics, service operations and distribution centres.
- Drive the identification, management and mitigation of both physical and psychosocial workplace hazards.
- Act as Site Safety Manager for the Mascot facility and provide functional leadership across seven national distribution centres.
- Lead incident investigations, corrective actions, audits and regulatory engagement.
- Develop and deliver safety training, leadership capability and employee engagement programs.
- Partner with leaders across the business to strengthen safety culture and accountability.
- Oversee workers compensation, return-to-work programs, injury management and safety-related insurance governance.
- Support insurance, risk and claims management activities in partnership with Finance, HR, Legal and external providers.
- Provide safety performance reporting, insights and recommendations to the ANZ Leadership Team.
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading and shaping WHS strategy across large, complex, multi-site organisations.
- Significant experience within operationally intensive environments such as warehousing, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, consumer goods, or related industries.
- Deep expertise in Australian and New Zealand WHS legislation, with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business outcomes.
- Proven success implementing and embedding ISO 45001 or comparable safety management systems that drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- A demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders, build trusted partnerships, and lead sustainable organisational change.
- Strong capability in risk management, governance, incident investigation, and the development of proactive safety cultures.
- Experience driving wellbeing initiatives, managing psychosocial risk programs, and overseeing workers' compensation frameworks to support holistic employee health and safety.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Work Health & Safety, Occupational Health, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
Desired Qualifications
- Passionate and influential safety leader.
- Thrives in complex operational environments.
- Driven to create safer, healthier workplaces.
- Strategic and people-focused leader.
- Ability to inspire others.
- Ability to challenge the status quo.
- Ability to champion a culture where safety is everyone's responsibility.
- Credibility, resilience, and commercial acumen.
- Ability to influence at all levels.
Benefits
- Exclusive discounts on Electrolux products for you, your family, and friends.
- Secure onsite parking.
- Mentorship Program to support personal and professional development.
- CARE Day (an additional day off).
- Picnic Day in NSW (additional leave at Easter).
- Annual onsite flu shots, skin checks, wellness sessions, and webinars.
- A workplace that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Commitment to sustainability with real action behind environmental goals.
- Continuous investment in your development.
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Company
Electrolux Group
Job Posted
3 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Mascot, Australia
Qualification
Bachelor
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