Safety Business Partner

Posted: 28/08/2026

Closing Date: 05/10/2026

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Launceston, TAS

Job Category: Health & Safety

We move more than freight.

Every day, our people connect Tasmania and mainland Australia, keeping essential goods moving and supporting the communities that rely on us.

But behind every shipment, vessel and truck is a team of people making it happen — and that’s what makes Strait Link a pretty unique place to work.

We’re part of something bigger, with the backing of the global Igneo Infrastructure Partners network, but we’re still close enough to the operation to see the impact of what we do.

If you want a role where you can make a difference, build genuine relationships and help shape what better looks like, you’ll fit right in.

A Workplace Where Everyone Belongs

At Strait Link, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected and empowered to succeed. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disability and neurodiverse individuals.

Are you passionate about safety and ready to make a real impact?

If you’ve worked in the safety space, know your way around WHS and enjoy getting out into the operation rather than sitting behind a desk, we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for a Safety Advisor to join our team and help us continue building a strong, proactive safety culture across Strait Link.

At Strait Link, safety is about more than policies, procedures and ticking boxes. It’s about understanding how work really gets done, asking the right questions, finding practical solutions and helping our people get home safely every day.

If you’ve got a solid safety foundation, some hands-on experience and the confidence to build relationships across an operational business, we’d love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll work alongside our leaders and frontline teams to strengthen safety across the business, helping turn good intentions into practical action.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with operational leaders to strengthen safety leadership and accountability.

• Get out into the operation, build relationships and understand the challenges our teams face.

• Coach and support people to identify risks and embed safer ways of working.

• Lead incident investigations and turn lessons learned into meaningful action.

• Facilitate risk assessments and support the management of critical risks.

• Maintain and continuously improve our Safety Management System.

• Deliver safety initiatives, audits, reporting and training that actually add value.

• Support compliance with WHS legislation while keeping the focus on practical outcomes.

• Use data, observations and feedback to identify opportunities to improve.

• Build a culture where people feel comfortable speaking up, asking questions and taking ownership of safety.

About You

You’re someone who genuinely cares about safety, but you also understand that great safety outcomes come from people, not paperwork.

You’re confident having conversations, asking questions and challenging the status quo when something doesn’t look right. You can work with a senior leader one minute and a frontline operator the next, and you know how to turn safety requirements into practical solutions.

You’ll bring:

• Qualifications in Workplace Health & Safety, Occupational Health & Safety or a related discipline.

• Previous experience in a safety role, with a strong understanding of safety principles and practices.

• Knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and contemporary safety practices.

• Experience with Safety Management Systems, ideally DoneSafe or a similar platform.

• Strong communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.

• A practical, collaborative approach and the confidence to work across all levels of the business.

• Curiosity, initiative and a genuine desire to make things better.

You don’t need to have spent your entire career leading safety teams. We’re interested in people who have the right foundations, a passion for safety and the ability to build trust and influence positive change.

Experience in logistics, transport, warehousing, maritime or another high-risk operational environment will be highly regarded.

Why Strait Link?

Because this isn’t a role where you’ll sit on the sidelines telling people what they should be doing.

You’ll have the opportunity to get involved, build relationships and make a visible difference to how safety is experienced across our business.

At Strait Link, you’ll be part of a team that:

• Puts people and safety first.

• Values practical ideas and fresh thinking.

• Gives you the opportunity to work closely with operational leaders and frontline teams.

• Supports your development and encourages you to keep learning.

• Is committed to continuous improvement — and actually wants you to challenge the way things are done.

• Gives you the opportunity to influence safety culture across a national logistics business.

If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know — we're here to support you. For any enquiries, please contact askHR@straitlink.com.au.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your interest in joining Strait Link and thank all applicants for their time and application.