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Studio Safety Manager

Job ID 10135737 Location Moore Park, Australia / Sydney, Australia Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Nov. 12, 2025
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Job Summary:

Disney Studios Australia (DSA) is the largest, fully integrated film studio and production facility in the Southern Hemisphere situated in the centre of Sydney. It is designed and tailored to accommodate international and domestic feature film and television production in addition to a wide variety of industry businesses and activity within the entire content creation value chain.

Occupying a 32-acre site and providing services and facilities of the highest industry standards, the studio features a wide variety of facility and occupancy types including nine sound stages, production offices, workshops and hosts over 50 independent entertainment industry businesses including catering and a cafe. Over its 27-year history, the studio has accommodated over $3bn worth of international productions along with a wide range of domestic films, television shows, TVCs and events. The heritage site is formerly the grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society and provides an eclectic mix of heritage buildings and purpose-built production facilities amongst manicured landscapes.

The opportunity:

The Studio Safety Manager is responsible for leading safety at Disney Studios Australia.

The role is responsible for ensuring the implementation of efficient health and safety solutions, emergency procedures and policies, training programs, as well as overseeing the creation and management of relevant health and safety documentation and reporting.

In addition, the Studio Safety Manager contributes to achieving efficiencies in the physical operation, improvements in WHS and compliance, and maintains a proactive attitude toward providing the best possible customer service to all clients and staff.

The role works collaboratively with all DSA business units, support functions (such as Global Security, Facilities and Human Resources), tenants, and productions to develop, coordinate, and promote effective safety initiatives.

This role will be very active in engaging with the Studio community as an advocate for improved safety and lowered environmental impact through planning, project implementation, research, reporting and communication.

Ideal experience:

  • 5-10 years’ experience in a similar or related role 
  • Hold a minimum of Certificate IV in Health and Safety
  • Hold or be willing to hold Occupational First Aid
  • Hold a Class C Unrestricted Driver’s License
  • Extensive experience in Work Health and Safety
  • Extensive experience in emergency protocol and procedures and skilled in fire response and appropriate certification
  • Proven experience in Alarm monitoring systems
  • Proven experience in Traffic control and relevant certification 
  • The employee is expected to be onsite at least 5 days per week

Ideal skills:

  • Strong stakeholder management skills and comfortable liaising with all tenants and staff within the premises
  • Be able to present site wide Work Health and Safety inductions to staff, tenants and productions
  • Ability to interpret policy and legislation
  • Roll out and implement policy and safety updates to the all staff, ensuring a comprehensive understanding is portrayed
  • Strong influencing and negotiation skills
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Issue resolution skills
  • Proficient IT Skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Immediate Excel and Word skills
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Strong work ethic

Additional Information:

If you are an external candidate, please note only applicants who have the unrestricted right to work in Australia/New Zealand will be considered for this role. For Disney Cast Members, please contact our Recruitment team directly to apply.

This is unique opportunity to join the talented team that develops and delivers unparalleled entertainment across Australia and New Zealand so if this role captures your imagination then apply now!

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

The Walt Disney Company can provide individual accessibility support that may be needed during your interview process. Please let us know of accommodations that may assist in helping you feel welcome by emailing wdi.careers.au@disney.com.


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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company (Australia) P/L, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

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