Health and Safety Advisor

Let’s Talk About the Role

At Resmed, the health and safety of our people is fundamental to how we work.

We are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor who is passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoys working alongside leaders and teams to turn good safety practices into everyday habits.

In this role, you will be a trusted Health & Safety partner across our Australian operations, providing practical advice, strengthening our safety systems and helping leaders and teams build a proactive safety culture where everyone takes ownership of safety.

This is more than a compliance role. You will spend time where the work happens – partnering with leaders and employees, understanding how work is performed, solving practical safety challenges and identifying opportunities to continuously improve the way we work.

If you enjoy combining technical Health & Safety expertise with coaching, problem-solving and genuine partnership, this is an opportunity to make a visible impact on the safety and experience of our people.

Responsibilities:

Be a trusted Health & Safety partner

You will work closely with leaders and employees to make Health & Safety practical, accessible and part of everyday decision-making.

You will:

• Provide timely and practical Health & Safety advice to leaders, employees and key stakeholders. 
• Interpret WHS legislation, standards and internal requirements and translate them into practical workplace solutions. 
• Coach leaders to understand and confidently fulfil their Health & Safety responsibilities. 
• Build strong relationships across manufacturing, operational and corporate teams. 
• Support effective consultation and engagement with employees, Health & Safety Representatives and Health & Safety Committees. 
• Lead and embed a proactive safety culture by partnering with leaders and teams to strengthen safety ownership, accountability and everyday safe behaviours. 
• Foster an environment where employees feel confident to speak up about safety, proactively identify and report risks, and contribute ideas that improve workplace safety.

Strengthen risk management & prevention

A key focus of the role is helping us identify risks early and prevent incidents before they occur.

You will:

• Facilitate and support workplace risk assessments, hazard identification and implementation of effective controls.
• Partner with teams to review existing controls and identify opportunities to strengthen them.
• Maintain and support effective management of Health & Safety risk registers.
• Analyse hazards, incidents, near misses and safety observations to identify trends and emerging risks.
• Translate insights into practical preventative actions and improvement initiatives.
• Provide Health & Safety input into workplace changes, new equipment, processes and projects.
• Support ergonomic and workplace design risk assessments from a preventative and systems perspective.

Support incident investigation & continuous improvement

When incidents occur, you will help the organisation learn from them and prevent recurrence.

You will:

• Support the timely reporting, assessment and investigation of workplace incidents and near misses.
• Facilitate effective incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Partner with leaders to develop practical corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitor actions through to completion and evaluate whether controls have been effective.
• Identify recurring themes and use insights to shape broader Health & Safety improvement priorities.
• Support the development and delivery of Health & Safety improvement plans, initiatives and projects.

Build Health & Safety capability

Great safety outcomes come from capable and confident leaders and teams.

You will:

• Develop and deliver engaging Health & Safety training, education and awareness programs.
• Provide ongoing coaching to leaders and employees on safe work practices and risk management.
• Support Health & Safety inductions and other required safety training.
• Identify capability gaps and recommend practical ways to strengthen safety knowledge and behaviours.
• Develop clear and engaging Health & Safety communications, tools and resources.
• Support safety campaigns and initiatives that encourage active employee participation.

Strengthen our Health & Safety systems

You will help ensure our Health & Safety systems remain effective, contemporary and easy for our people to use.

You will:

• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Health & Safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Help maintain and strengthen our Health & Safety Management System.
• Support internal and external Health & Safety audits, inspections and assurance activities.
• Monitor corrective actions, audit findings and improvement commitments through to closure.
• Maintain accurate Health & Safety documentation, records and reporting.
• Monitor Health & Safety performance indicators and provide meaningful insights to leaders.
• Support compliance with applicable WHS legislation, regulatory requirements and Resmed standards.

Let’s Talk About You

You are a practical and collaborative Health & Safety professional who enjoys being close to the business and making safety work in the real world.

You are comfortable moving between the shop floor and leadership conversations – whether that means facilitating a risk assessment, investigating an incident, coaching a leader or using data to identify where we can do better.

You bring curiosity and sound judgement. Rather than simply pointing to a policy or requirement, you seek to understand the work, engage the people closest to it and find solutions that are both safe and practical.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a Health & Safety, WHS role.
• Sound knowledge of Australian WHS legislation, regulations and contemporary Health & Safety practices.
• Experience undertaking risk assessments, incident investigations and corrective action management.
• The ability to interpret Health & Safety requirements and translate them into practical workplace solutions.
• Strong consultation, coaching and influencing skills.
• Confidence partnering with leaders and employees at different levels of an organisation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, prevention-focused mindset.
• The ability to analyse safety information and trends and translate insights into meaningful action.
• Strong organisational and documentation skills.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across a broader team.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• A relevant qualification in Work Health & Safety, Health & Safety, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working in a Health & Safety advisory role.
• Practical experience with workplace risk assessment, incident investigation and Health & Safety management systems.
• Working knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, consultation and communication skills.

We'd Also Love to See

• Experience within manufacturing, medical devices, healthcare, engineering or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience working with ISO 45001 or another recognised Health & Safety management system.
• Formal incident investigation or root cause analysis training.
• Experience supporting Health & Safety audits and regulatory interactions.
• Experience delivering Health & Safety training and coaching leaders.
• Exposure to ergonomics, manual handling, machinery safety, hazardous substances or contractor safety.
• Experience supporting organisational change, new equipment, facility or process risk assessments.

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.