Woolworths

Safety, Health & Wellbeing Partner (Automated Sites)

• Drive Woolworths' safety, health, and wellbeing by partnering with our Customer Fulfillment and eCommerce teams to boost engagement and mitigate risks

• Support our teams across NSW Metro and interstate sites, in this time of growth and transformation

• Join one of Australia’s leading retail groups in this permanent, full time opportunity based in Sydney

We are Woolworths Group 

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. 

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do

Reporting to the Safety, Health and Wellbeing Manager - Fulfillment Capability & Ops, we are looking for someone to partner with our operational teams to drive great leadership, care and processes to deliver great safety, health and wellbeing outcomes. This role will support our Customer Fulfilment Centers and e-Commerce sites (including our Automated sites)  building and implementing safety processes and guidelines in this growing market. Your deep knowledge of relevant legislation, warehousing and retail environments, with strong automation experience will serve you well. Bringing a contemporary approach to safety, health and wellbeing will support your stakeholder relationships in-person and virtually, with regular travel to the sites in your region (NSW metro and at times interstate).

• Conduct site visits and coach teams to deliver great outcomes; provide technical safety support and encourage safe work practices

• Drive the rollout of our integrated safety management system, including policies, procedures, and tools

• Conduct risk assessments, investigate serious incidents (ICAM) and support safety learning and assurance programs

• Identify, implement, and maintain safety strategies and programs and participate in National Safety Programs

• Partner closely with the Supermarket and Next Gen Retail (Metro) teams to facilitate safety solutions to shared challenges 

• Have fun on site coaching, training and supporting operations team

What you'll bring

We are looking for a safety professional to join our team who brings a strong presence of leadership aligned with lived experience of a similar role. You will be driven to coach, mentor and demonstrate health, safety and wellbeing excellence and hit the ground running with an awareness of your impacts across the broader team.

• Minimum 5+years inside of the Safety Health and Wellbeing space, ideally within an automated environment

• Experience and proven track record in successfully delivering SHW initiatives and programs at a corporate and operational level

• Influencing and coaching skills to elevate commitment to SHW improvements

• Understanding of project and change management, ideally with some experience in managing projects and the ability to support the safety needs of new and changing initiatives in a fast moving and evolving business environment

• Understanding of work, health and safety performance measures and ability to apply analytical skills to gain meaningful insights

• Care deeply, maintain confidentiality and have high energy and enthusiasm for everything you do

• Must be able to travel to NSW Metro sites regularly, at least 2-3 times a week and travel interstate quarterly or as required

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• Access to Sonder.  Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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