Molycop | Newcastle

Closing date: 20/07/2026

About Molycop

Molycop is a global leader in manufacturing and supplying high-performance products and services to the mining, rail, and industrial sectors. With over a century of experience and a reputation for innovation and excellence, Molycop’s Rail Products division, is Australia’s sole manufacturer of rail wheels for passenger, locomotive, and heavy haul trains.

We are a premier steel manufacturing company with a strong commitment to operational excellence, sustainability, and most importantly—safety.

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Health, Safety and Environment Advisor to lead and champion our Health, Safety and Environment initiatives and ensure the well-being of our team and contractors across our manufacturing site.

The Role

As the Health, Safety and Environment Advisor, you’ll be responsible for:

Continuously improving workplace health, safety and environment systems and policies.
Leading safety training, audits, risk assessments and incident investigations.
Fostering a culture of safety awareness, safety engagement and accountability at all levels.
Ensuring compliance with Australian WHS legislation and industry best practices.
Partnering with operational leaders to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
Coaching and influencing leaders to enhance our safety systems, practices and decision-making.
Managing our return-to-work function to achieve successful outcomes.
Co-ordinating our environmental compliance and official reporting processes.
Driving both operational and strategic elements of the safety role.
Analysis and reporting of health, safety and environment performance.
Acting as a subject matter expert for ICAMs, Codes of Practice, Audits etc.
Co-ordination of Monthly Safety themes, DoneSafe, Chemwatch, Respiratory and Hearing Test Requirements, Contractor management etc.

About You

Proven, contemporary experience in a Health and Safety role, ideally within a heavy industry or manufacturing environment.
In-depth knowledge of Australian WHS laws and ISO safety standards.
Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to analyse data and drive evidence-based safety improvements.
Excellent communicator, with empathy and sound relationship skills.
Qualification in Work Health and Safety (or related field).
Highly systems-oriented with strong WHS software capability.

Why Join Our Team

Be part of a resilient, high-performing team in a critical Australian industry.
Perform interesting and challenging work to grow your career.
Lead impactful safety initiatives with tangible results and positive outcomes.
Enjoy competitive salary and career development.
Work in a collaborative and supportive environment, as a key contributor to the leadership team.

If you are passionate about Safety and the environment........APPLY TODAY!

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