Senior Manager - EHS & Facilities at Cook Medical · QL-Eight…

Overview

The Senior Manager, Facilities is a key leadership role responsible for leading the Facilities and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) functions at Cook Australia’s Eight Mile Plains site.

This role is instrumental in creating and sustaining a safe, compliant, and high-performing workplace. You will champion a culture that prioritises employee health, safety, and wellbeing, while ensuring operational excellence across the site. Through strong leadership and strategic direction, you will enable the delivery of high-quality products to patients by fostering an environment where people, performance, and continuous improvement thrive.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the EHS Management System: Ensure the integrated EHS management system remains effective, compliant, and aligned with relevant international standards.

• Lead core EHS processes: Oversee risk management, compliance obligations, consultation and communication, competency management, operational controls, monitoring, internal audits, management reviews, incident and non‑conformity management and corrective actions.

• Facilities management: Oversee buildings, grounds, utilities, vehicles and all related contracts and contractors.

• Service contracts: Manage service providers with a focus on cost efficiency and performance reviews.

• Maintenance oversight: Lead maintenance programs for facility conditions and all mechanical/electrical equipment.

• Compliance maintenance: Ensure equipment maintenance is completed and recorded to meet QMS requirements.

• Budget planning: Develop annual facility budgets and contribute to long‑term capital and cost‑reduction planning.

Qualifications

You are an experienced EHS leader with exceptional people leadership skills and a strong working knowledge of EHS legislation and compliance frameworks.

Alternatively, you may be a highly capable Facilities Manager with experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated environments, who is eager to expand your expertise into the EHS domain. In either case, you bring a proactive mindset, strong operational understanding, and a commitment to fostering a safe and high-performing workplace.

Additional requirements include

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams
• Proven project management experience, with the ability to deliver outcomes on time and within scope
• Strong experience in the maintenance and operation of buildings and equipment, including within cleanroom environments
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes aligned with business needs
• Proven capability to set clear objectives and targets, develop effective plans, and drive timely execution