Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Bradken is seeking an Environmental Health Safety Specialist in Bassendean, WA, to foster a proactive safety culture across manufacturing sites. The role involves coaching, incident investigation, compliance management, and leading wellbeing initiatives. Candidates should have qualifications in Safety or Engineering, with over 5 years of relevant experience. The position requires occasional travel to other sites, and applicants must have valid Australian working rights.
Who We Are:

Bradken is equipping the resource sector to sustainably advance society.

As a HSE Business Partner, you’ll join a global leader in mining equipment solutions, and partner with operational leaders and embed a proactive, values-led safety and wellbeing culture across our manufacturing sites.

With 3,000 team members worldwide and a bold goal of carbon neutrality by 2030, you’ll be part of a diverse team driving innovation, accuracy and service excellence.

About the role:

As an HSE Business Partner, you’ll take a hands-on approach to coaching and supporting safety performance and leadership behaviours and wellbeing across your region. With a strong understanding of WHS legislation, systems and culture, you’ll guide leaders in making safety part of how work gets done.

In this role, you will:
• Support and guide incident investigations with a root cause and prevention focus, applying structured thinking to reduce future risk
• Manage safety systems and documentation, ensuring compliance, audit-readiness and practical usability at site level
• Lead and deliver wellbeing initiatives, WHS committee support and training plans that are aligned to site priorities and budgets
• Coordinate injury management and Workers Compensation processes, including return-to-work planning, ensuring timely and supportive outcomes
• Use safety performance data and trend analysis to inform site strategies and advise leaders on proactive risk controls
• Build partnerships across teams using a One Team approach to drive continuous improvement, operational ownership and positive safety culture

Key Criteria
• Qualifications in Safety, Engineering, or a related field (e.g. Diploma, Graduate Certificate or Degree), supported by relevant industry experience
• 5+ years’ experience in a safety leadership role, ideally within manufacturing or heavy industry
• Strong working knowledge of WHS legislation, risk management and compliance
• Experience in incident investigation and injury management, including return-to-work coordination
• Proven ability to implement safety and wellbeing programs at site level

This role is based at our site in Bassendean, and will involve travel to our Wundowie site occasionally.

While your primary focus will be the sites in Western Australia, you may also be asked to support other Bradken sites from time to time as operational needs arise.

If you'd like to be part of a team that's changing the game, please apply along with your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting why this should be your next role. The closing date to apply for this role is 21 May 2025, Everyone has a story...be part of ours!

Why join our team at Bradken?
• Safety first environment and mindset
• Flexible work options
• Competitive Total Reward Packages
• Global and local recognition programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Learning and Development focus
• Education assistance
• EAP for you and your family
• Community Involvement program

Before commencing employment, you will be required to complete a psychometric assessment and a pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol testing.

Please note that only candidates with current and valid Australian working rights will be considered for this role. Sponsorship is not available.

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST NO RECRUITMENT AGENCY APPROACHES

Bradken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to providing a diverse, inclusive, engaging, and flexible environment for our people because great things happen when individuals are given the opportunity to bring themselves into their work. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.