About the Opportunity We are partnering with a prominent manufacturing organization to source a dedicated EHS Manager. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, you will provide critical leadership across all safety, health, and environmental functions to foster a culture that deeply values EHS. In this role, you will oversee a site comprising approximately 60 employees across operations, sales, and administration, ensuring that all regulatory obligations are met, risks are controlled, and certifications are maintained.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead EHS metric improvements across the site while continuously driving a proactive, positive EHS culture focused on zero harm.
- Maintain and enhance EHS standards to ensure the health and safety of personnel, contractors, and visitors, while ensuring full compliance with all applicable legislation and corporate standards.
- Maintain critical site certifications, including OHSAS18001/ASNZS4801 and ISO14001.
- Manage and review site business continuity plans, conducting annual scenario-based testing to ensure alignment with global security standards.
- Coach personnel through risk assessments, safe work practices, and the investigation of adverse events and near misses.
- Implement comprehensive workplace inspections and audits to identify hazards and environmental aspects, working with the team to develop effective corrective action plans.
- Maintain appropriate records for all mandatory EHS reporting programs, such as packaging covenants, greenhouse gas and energy reporting, and pollutant inventories.
- Manage the site EHS budget and implement strategic initiatives to support resource conservation targets.
Qualifications and Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in an Environmental, Health and Safety discipline, or a closely related field.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in Safety and Environmental management, with a strong preference for candidates with a manufacturing background.
- Demonstrable working knowledge of local EHS regulatory compliance and reporting requirements.
- Proven expertise in hazard and exposure identification, site auditing, and delivering EHS training.
- Strong capability to develop trend analyses that guide accident elimination and environmental management goals.
- A highly collaborative, hands-on approach with the ability to engage internal leadership, broad operational teams, and external regulatory bodies.
Why Join? This is an exceptional opportunity to take ownership of site-level decisions regarding EHS, water, energy, waste, and security. You will be joining a business that is firmly committed to delivering sustained growth through empowered people who act with responsibility and trust. The organization champions core behaviors including acting as owners, moving fast, including every voice, and acting with absolute integrity.
Are you ready to lead impactful safety and environmental strategies for a major manufacturing site?
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.