Health and Safety Manager

About the role

We are looking for a Manager, Health & Safety to lead and continuously evolve our safety culture across the site. This is a highly visible leadership role where you will partner with cross-functional teams to embed safety into daily operations, ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and empowering leaders and teams to take ownership of safe execution. 

As our Health & Safety Manager, you will lead the site OH&S operating system, ensuring it is robust, compliant, and continuously improving. You will act as a trusted advisor to site leadership, driving a "safety-first" culture and supporting teams across manufacturing, engineering, warehouse, and corporate functions to manage risks effectively. This role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring a strong presence on the shop floor, coaching leaders, and ensuring safety is embedded into every process.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety governance & compliance 

• Lead and maintain the site’s OH&S management system in line with Australian and NSW legislation and Resmed global standards 

• Partner with leadership to ensure due diligence and regulatory compliance (including SafeWork NSW engagement) 

• Ensure audits, inspections, and reporting frameworks are effective and transparent 

Risk management & incident prevention 

• Drive hazard identification, risk assessments, and implementation of effective controls across site operations 

• Lead incident investigations, ensuring strong root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions 

• Partner closely with Engineering, Production, and NPI teams to embed safety-by-design 

Safety culture, training & leadership 

• Champion a proactive safety culture through coaching, training, and leadership engagement 

• Embed safety routines and standard work across daily operations (e.g., shift start, Gemba, audits) 

• Develop and maintain training frameworks and safety competencies across the site 

Ergonomics, injury management & return to work 

• Lead ergonomic risk reduction initiatives and injury prevention strategies  

• Manage early intervention and return-to-work processes in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders 

• Provide data-driven insights on injury trends and improvement opportunities 

Contractor, change & emergency management 

• Ensure contractor compliance with site safety requirements and standards 

• Embed safety into change management, capital projects, and new product introduction 

• Lead emergency preparedness, response planning, and site drills 

About You:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Ergonomics, or related field

• Approximately 5+ years of solid experience in an OH&S role within manufacturing, warehouse, or regulated environments (medical device, pharma, FMCG)

• Strong knowledge of Australian / NSW OH&S legislation and regulatory requirements

• Proven experience in risk management, incident investigation, and safety systems

• Strong influencing skills with the ability to coach leaders and engage frontline teams

• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities

• ISO 45001 audit experience or certification (preferred)

• Return to Work Coordinator training or willingness to obtain (preferred)

• Experience in regulated manufacturing or medical device environments (preferred)

About us

At Resmed, we are not just manufacturing world-class products – we are transforming lives. Our Sydney Manufacturing site plays a critical role in delivering high-quality medical devices that help millions of people sleep better, breathe better, and live healthier lives.