Safety Business Partner

About The Role

As a Safety Business Partner with InfraBuild Manufacturing, you’ll play a critical role in supporting our Rod, Bar and Mesh operations in Newcastle, partnering closely with site leaders to drive our vision of an injury-free workplace.

This is a hands-on, operational role where you’ll influence, coach and empower leaders and teams to embed safety into everyday decision-making. Working as part of a broader safety network, you’ll contribute to business-wide initiatives while ensuring robust systems, processes and behaviours are in place to keep our people safe.

You’ll be more than a safety advisor—you’ll be a trusted partner, helping leaders build capability, navigate change, and continuously improve safety performance across multiple sites.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with site leadership to deliver safety outcomes aligned to operational goals
• Lead and support the deployment of WHS systems, processes and improvement initiatives
• Coach and mentor leaders to build capability in risk management and safety leadership
• Facilitate incident investigations, identify root causes, and drive preventative actions
• Support the management of critical risks through effective tools and processes
• Contribute to safety planning and continuous improvement across manufacturing units
• Conduct audits and due diligence activities to strengthen system effectiveness and compliance
• Play an active role in change management, ensuring safe and sustainable business transformation
• Collaborate across InfraBuild businesses and safety teams to share knowledge and best practice

You’re a proactive and influential safety professional who thrives in an operational environment. You bring a strong understanding of WHS principles, coupled with the ability to engage, coach and challenge leaders to continuously improve safety performance.

You’re not just focused on compliance—you’re passionate about creating safer workplaces by building capability, driving behavioural change, and embedding safety as a core value.

You will bring:

• Relevant qualifications in Health & Safety (Certificate IV or higher)
• Demonstrated experience in WHS within a manufacturing, heavy industry, or operational environment
• Proven ability to influence and partner with leaders across multiple sites
• Strong experience in risk management, incident investigations, and safety systems
• The ability to coach and develop frontline leaders to effectively manage safety risks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging at all levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with sound business acumen
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• A visible commitment to safety leadership and driving positive safety culture

Key Benefits

Below are some of our key central benefits that are available to InfraBuild employees. Other benefits may be available depending on your role or site.

• Generous parental leave: 20 weeks paid Primary Carer Leave and 3 weeks paid Partner Leave for those who have worked at the business for at least 12 months. The company also provides superannuation contributions for the Primary Carer during the period of unpaid parental leave for eligible employees (limitations apply).
  
  
• Access to long service leave after 5 years: Employees who are not covered by an Enterprise Agreement can access accrued Long Service Leave (LSL) at the rate of 1.3 weeks per year of service after 5 years continuous service.
  
  
• Employee Benefits Program: discounts for employees, friends and family on a huge selection of products and services from a variety of brands including Samsung, Coles, Harvey Norman, Village Cinemas, Dick Smith, Vodafone, Thrifty and many more.
  
  
• Accessible learning available to everyone: InfraBuild Learn360 provides every InfraBuild employee (whatever your role or career aspirations) with self-directed learning opportunities, supported by a variety of resources to help enhance the impact of your learning.
  
  
• Corporate rates for private health insurance: Nib Health Insurance offers discounted cover for employees.

About Us

InfraBuild is Australia’s leading integrated steel manufacturing, distribution and recycling business, making steel using our electric arc furnaces. We provide solutions for commercial and residential construction, large scale and nation-building infrastructure as well as our primary producers and rural sectors.  With ambitions to be carbon neutral by 2030, each day we help build futures through sustainable steel.

InfraBuild's steel manufacturing team is an integral partner to the construction industry, delivering breakthrough thinking, innovative solutions and the highest standards in quality and supply. Operating two electric arc furnaces in Victoria and New South Wales, InfraBuild then utilises its four rolling mills to form new steel products and supply a range of products to steel distributors and processors nationally.

Why Work Here?

We offer more than just a job; we provide a dynamic environment built on three pillars that define our commitment to both our team and our industry.

• Work with a greater purpose: Join us in the pursuit of a sustainable future as we progress our ambition to become carbon-neutral. You will contribute to a legacy that not only helps to build our nation but sustains our environment for future generations. Embrace a culture where differences are celebrated, innovation is embraced and valuing everyone's unique perspectives contributes to our transformation.
  
  

• Work well - live better: We understand the importance of working in an environment which supports you to balance your personal and professional life. Experience a culture which values you as a whole person - where family extends to the workplace and your well-being matters. You’ll thrive not only in your career with us, but beyond.
  
  

• Build your own future: Step into a culture where every day is an opportunity to grow, and where driving your own development is not just encouraged; it's expected. You’ll be empowered to take the wheel of your learning journey and uncover your potential. The possibilities are limitless.
  
  

We invite you to forge your career in a workplace where passion meets purpose, wellbeing is nurtured and the opportunity to thrive is in your hands.

It is our ambition at InfraBuild to cultivate an inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage candidates from all cultural backgrounds, genders, orientations, age groups, and abilities to apply. Your diversity is our strength in creating sustainable and innovative steel solutions for Australia's tomorrow.

Agencies should note that unsolicited resumes will not be accepted to this position, and GFG will not pay any fees related to resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved processes.

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