Your opportunity to join our Safety Leadership team

We're seeking a State WHS Manager to lead safety across Victoria. Based at our Somerville Processing Plant, you'll support our Primary Processing, Further Processing, Distribution, Farming and Feed mill sites, working with a dedicated team of WHS Coordinators based throughout the state.

What you’ll do

• Drive safety best practice across all Victorian sites, with regular travel required
• Collaborate with the national safety team to maintain national consistency in managing our safety management system, and drive safety initiatives across the business
• Lead, coach and motivate your team through effective people management
• Provide practical WHS advice and coaching to operational and agriculture leaders
• Conduct risk assessments, lead incident investigations and manage critical incidents
• Work with our Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Return Teams to support injury management and return to work programs.
• Analyse data and performance metrics to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Ensure compliance with internal and legislative requirements to maintain our self-insurance licence.
• Lead internal and external safety audits and build relationships with regulatory inspectors and auditors.

What you’ll bring

• Qualifications in workplace health and safety
• Proven experience managing teams across multiple sites in a dynamic environment
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and industry standards in Australia
• A solution-focused mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving safety challenges
• Hands-on leadership skills and the ability to influence teams effectively
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills – comfortable building trust and working effectively with people across all levels of the organisation
• Experience conducting risk assessments and leading incident investigations
• Experience with injury management and return to work programs
• Full drivers licence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience in the following areas would be advantageous but is not essential:-
  • Self-insured environment
  • FMCG or manufacturing environment

We’re looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous and committed to join us; people who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering deliciously good food that’s…Always Good!

Inghams values diverse experiences. If your skills align with some but not all of the listed requirements, we encourage you to still apply and explore the opportunity to join our team.