SHE Business Partner
Weir Minerals
Townsville

Onsite
 

As the SHE Business Partner, you’ll help shape a workplace where safety, health, and sustainability are part of everyday thinking. You’ll collaborate with teams to make sure our practices not only meet legal requirements but also stay true to what we stand for as a company.

This role requires regular travel, with Townsville serving as the primary location. The SHE Business Partner will also be responsible for supporting operations across Rockhampton, Adelaide, Whyalla, and the WTC Melbourne site. As Townsville transitions from its current site to a new facility, the role will play a key part in ensuring continuity of SHE standards and services throughout the move and setup process.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
 

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Advisory & Compliance: Provide expert guidance on SHE matters, contribute to strategy development, and ensure compliance with regulations and company standards.

Risk & Emergency Management: Conduct risk assessments, support hazard mitigation, and assist in emergency planning and statutory compliance across sites.

Training & Capability Building: Partner with L&D to deliver SHE training and promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Incident & Injury Management: Lead investigations of incidents and near misses, coordinate corrective actions, and manage return-to-work strategies.

SHE Advocacy & Engagement: Champion Zero Harm behaviours, drive awareness through campaigns and events, and embed SHE values across the organisation.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration: Review procedures, analyse performance data, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to enhance SHE systems and outcomes.

Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

Proven ability to communicate effectively and build strong working relationships across all levels.

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a heavy industrial, manufacturing, or mining environment.

Tertiary qualification in Safety, Occupational Health, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.

In-depth understanding of SHE regulations, standards, and industry best practices.

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, with a proactive approach to risk management.

Current Drivers License

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.


For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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