Regional Health & Safety Manager

Lead. Grow. Shape the Future of Safety at Detmold Group.

Are you an ambitious Health & Safety professional with the drive, energy, and leadership capability to make a real and lasting impact? Are you at a point in your career where you’re ready to step up, take on greater responsibility, and grow into a broader Safety role supporting our regions outside of Australia? If so, Detmold Group wants to hear from you.

This is not just a site safety role it is a genuine career pathway. We are looking for a high-energy leader who is hungry to grow, who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and who has the potential to step up in the near future to a broader role.

About the Role

As Regional Health & Safety Manager, you will lead the health, safety, and injury management function across our South Australian operations, while taking on broader collaborative responsibilities with plant teams across the Group. Reporting to the Executive General Manager – People, you will be a trusted partner to operational leaders, a visible safety champion, and a key contributor to our enterprise-wide safety strategy.

This is a hands-on leadership role with clear strategic scope, you will not just manage compliance, you will help shape the culture, systems, and capability that underpin safety excellence across ANZ for the Detmold Group.

What You’ll Be Doing

Self-Insurance & Compliance (South Australia)

• Maintain and manage our South Australian self-insurance licence, ensuring full compliance with licence conditions and legislative requirements
• Oversee workers’ compensation claims, return-to-work programs, and regulatory reporting
• Monitor claims trends and performance, building strong relationships with medical providers and insurers

Safety Leadership & Risk Management

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of WHS management systems aligned with ISO 45001
• Drive hazard identification, risk assessments, and audit programs across SA operations
• Lead incident investigations, identify root causes, and ensure corrective actions are embedded and sustained
• Develop site-specific safety standards, procedures, and training programs

Group Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with plant teams across the Group to drive consistency in safety standards and share learnings
• Partner with the Executive General Manager – People, Senior operational leaders and the local Safety team to translate Group strategy into practical, site-level programs
• Build safety leadership capability in operational teams through coaching, guidance, and engagement
• Support governance, assurance, and reporting activities that inform senior leaders and meet due diligence obligations

 Injury Management

• Oversee early intervention and injury management programs to drive optimal recovery outcomes
• Track and report on key safety KPIs including TRIFR, LTIFR, and return-to-work performance
• Support sustainable return-to-work outcomes and workforce wellbeing initiatives

What You’ll Bring

Experience & Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Work Health & Safety or a related discipline
• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience in a broad Health & Safety role, ideally in manufacturing or a similar operational environment
• Proven experience managing self-insurance obligations including claims management and Return To Work SA compliance
• Strong audit capability including leading internal audits and embedding corrective actions
• Comprehensive knowledge of South Australian WHS legislation and ISO 45001
• ICAM qualification and Return to Work Coordinator Certification (or willingness to obtain)
• Experience leading or mentoring others, with a natural instinct for building team capability

The Person We’re Looking For

• Beyond your technical expertise, we are looking for someone who:
• Has genuine energy and drive, who brings momentum and enthusiasm to everything they do
• Is ambitious and growth-oriented, actively looking to expand their scope and build toward a more senior group-level role over time
• Leads with credibility and confidence, able to influence and engage at all levels of the business
• Is a strong communicator and relationship builder who earns trust quickly
• Approaches challenges with pragmatism and a continuous improvement mindset
• Is collaborative by nature, thriving when working across teams and functions
• Holds themselves and others to high standards, with integrity and accountability at their core

The Growth Opportunity

This role has been designed with succession in mind. As you establish yourself and demonstrate impact, there is a genuine pathway into the Group Health & Safety Manager role a position with enterprise wide scope across the Group. You will work closely alongside our Executive General Manager – People, gaining exposure to group level strategy, governance, and stakeholder management that will prepare you for that next step.

If you are the kind of professional who wants more than a steady role, who wants to grow, lead, and leave a legacy, this is your opportunity.

Why Detmold Group?

• Real Impact: Lead safety for a critical manufacturing site while contributing directly to Group wide safety excellence
• Defined Career Pathway: A structured opportunity to grow into a Group level leadership role over time
• Strong Mentorship and support provided to support your development
• Values Driven Culture: Join an organisation where people, safety, and continuous improvement are genuinely at the heart of how we operate
• Australian Heritage, Global Reach: Be part of a 75+ year Australian manufacturing success story with international operations

About Detmold Group

Detmold Group is a global packaging manufacturer with a proud Australian heritage spanning over 75 years. Our commitment to safety, sustainability, and operational excellence underpins everything we do. We live by the Detmold Way: driven by Focus, People, Passion and Persistence, Performance, Leadership, and Sustainability.

How to Apply

Apply now with your resume and a cover letter that tells us about your self-insurance and audit experience and importantly, where you want to take your career.

 Applications close 8th June 2026

Detmold Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.