Health & Safety Advisor

About your role IXOM is seeking a SHE Advisor to champion Safety, Health & Environment compliance across our regional sites in Australia. This newly created position plays a critical role in ensuring full alignment with national, state, and internal SHE requirements—covering documentation, auditing, and regulatory actions. You’ll work closely with site teams to elevate SHE performance through expert incident management, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions. As a key liaison with the Corporate SHE Team, you’ll provide technical support and ensure timely delivery of compliance and regulatory initiativesp> This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role for someone passionate about safety, continuous improvement, and driving operational excellence across diverse manufacturing environments. Key Responsibilities Manage interactions and audits with national and state regulators (WorkSafe, Fire Rescue, EPA, DMMIRS, etc.) and community groups to ensure statutory license compliance. Coordinate reporting and communication with regulators and IXOM Corporate such as Annual Performance Statement and NPI. Lead and co‑ordinate incident investigations and write comprehensive reports using Root Cause Analysis methodology to achieve best outcomes. Participate and assist during IXOM SHE Corporate audits as well as those performed by regulators. Monitor and assist regional sites on Critical Control Effectiveness Tests, Job Cycle Checks, Internal SHE Audits, Permit to Work, etc. Coordinate document compliance, ensuring work instructions are current and in compliance with Corporate SHEMS system and national and state regulations. Lead and facilitate Hazard Studies and Risk Assessments. Assist on the preparation and reviews of the Safety Case for sites defined as MHF by regulators. Technically assess risks in new processes / new chemicals introduced to the site (management of change) providing safety focus to new initiatives — advise sites on SHE & compliance matters. Oversee Permit to Work, JSERA, and Contractor management systems to ensure that all activities are properly risk assessed before execution. Chair the MHF Working Group to share best practice and standardise performance and compliance for MHF sites across Regional Australia. Coordinate relevant compliance and SHE training, ensuring that these are incorporated into IXOM Learning Management System. Check and report on sites SHE & compliance performance using existing IXOM SHE management systems and available software. Organise random checks on compliance for relevant SHE & compliance training programs to ensure they become part of IXOM Learning Management Systems. Who are we looking for? 5+ years’ experience in a chemical manufacturing environment or a Compliance/SHE role for a manufacturing organisation. Exposure to Major Hazard Facility (flamable liquid, EPA, DG, WHS and planning regulations) as well as ChlorAlkali handling, operation, transportation and storage. Strong SHE background with proven experience in document and safety management systems, process and systems auditing, corrective actions, and management of change. Demonstrated compliance experience in interacting with regulators, preparing and maintaining Safety Cases, reporting such as NPI and Annual Environment Performance. Experience with operating license preparation and annual reporting, audits and related actions. Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Science or similar (required). Prepared to travel interstate to collaborate with teams and drive initiatives across multiple locations. Benefits at IXOM For a start, you’ll work for a large global organisation where you’ll not only earn a competitive salary, but you’ll also have access to an Employee Assistance Program, a recognition program, and a range of health and wellness benefits and discounts. Our wellbeing program is second to none, offering a range of education assistance and learning resources, as well as secondment and promotion opportunities to help you grow both personally and professionally. We support what’s important to you by promoting workplace giving, diversity and providing volunteering leave, and, of course, we offer flexible working wherever possible. To Apply If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you Our Process At IXOM we are committed to employing individuals who align with our values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there may be checks to demonstrate suitability for a role, including police/criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, and reference checks. Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact our Talent Acquisition team. #J-18808-Ljbffr