The Company
  
Our client is a well-established, privately owned food manufacturing business with a strong market presence in Australia and New Zealand. With their sights set on further international expansion, at present they are investing heavily in uplifting capability, performance and, safety. Operating multiple manufacturing sites each with their own nuance across ANZ, this role will present complexity and deep opportunity to future ready the business and its people.
  
Safety is deeply embedded into this culture, executive leaders are highly visible, engaged and personally invested in safety outcomes. There is good governance in place, low incident rates and high standards across the group. However, there is more to be done. This is a people leadership and safety enhancement role that will be proactively strategic by design; suitable for a readied WHS leader or an emerging candidate, ready to step up into a regional capacity.
  
The Opportunity
  
This role has been established following a period of structural review and consideration of what the business needs. The safety function is well-formed and stable, and this role has been created to strengthen strategic oversight, consistency and capability as the business continues to grow. Reporting to a Director of People & Food Safety, you will lead workplace health and safety strategy across multiple manufacturing sites, with responsibility for a workforce of 2,000+ employees.
  
Key focus areas will include:

• Leading and embedding a consistent WHS strategy across diverse manufacturing environments, from highly automated sites to more manual operations
• Building capability within site safety teams and operational leaders through coaching, governance and practical support
• Spending meaningful time on site to understand risk profiles, operations and workforce dynamics, with a regular on-site presence required
• Addressing key risk areas including manual handling, ageing assets, workforce fitness, psychosocial risk and overall employee wellbeing
• Strengthening incident investigation, reporting and data-driven insights to inform proactive safety interventions
• Supporting major food safety and third-party audits, including customer and regulatory requirements
• Partnering closely with senior operational leaders who are deeply engaged in safety and expect high standards and accountability

This is a role with genuine autonomy and influence, suited to someone comfortable making decisions, operating under pressure and owning outcomes.
  
About You
  
This role will suit an experienced safety leader who combines strategic capability with strong operational credibility. You will bring WHS leadership experience  within multi-site manufacturing or a similarly complex operational environment and a strong working knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and food manufacturing safety standards. Your natural style will be practical, and you will enjoy being visible and having a site-based approach to safety leadership, with the ability to influence frontline and executive stakeholders alike. Experience leading teams through change while maintaining consistency and compliance will be key as will be the confidence to operate in a fast-moving environment with high expectations and pace.
  
This role will be required to travel from time to time and be based in Western Sydney.
  
The Process
  
This hire will involve a multi-stage interview process with various stakeholders, including site-based engagement. Shortlisting will commence immediately, with the business aiming to progress efficiently given budget approval and operational priorities. For any specific questions or for a confidential discussion, please contact Sarah Bolitho on 0499 027 469 or sarah@levyl.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you.
  
Levyl encourage diverse, equitable and inclusive recruitment solutions and commit to responding to every applicant. We make selection and shortlist decisions based on skills, experience, personal attributes and motivators. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be provided with an interview accommodation checklist to ensure they are supported to perform at their best.