AddressAbout the Role
Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will be ensuring that the Safety and Wellbeing agenda and focus is defined, harmonised and reflects the evolving needs of our business. This role will sit in the corporate People and Culture team but have a dotted reporting line to the Chief Supply Chain Officer and work closely with Safety Manager’s based at our production sites (Smeaton Grange, NSW and New Zealand). You will be expected to lead, mentor and collaborate with onsite safety team members to ensure the implementation and consistency of our approach to risk management, physical and psychological wellbeing and embed HSW standards.
Responsibilities
Strategy:
- Develop and , implement a health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy for the Group (with the support of key stakeholders),
- Regularly review, monitor and report on progress against the group HSW strategy
Framework:
- Take ownership of the development of a Health Safety and Wellbeing framework for the Group and ensure a consistent and systematic approach to Safety and Wellbeing has been established and embed throughout the organisation
- Maintain all HSW standards, policies & procedures
Legislative obligations:
- Understand the regulatory obligations in relation to compliance in accordance with the governing legislation within the different jurisdictions in which a2MC operates (currently, Australia, NZ, US and China) and ensure policies, processes and systems are designed and built to comply.
- Notify Executives and other relevant stakeholders of relevant changes to compliance obligations
- Ensure operating compliance to regulatory and legislative requirements across each of the jurisdictions where we do business.
Risk Management:
- Maintain and monitor HSWS risk register and reporting processes.
- Partner with the business to establish, develop, maintain and monitor appropriate and consistent HSW risk registers for relevant business units and functions across the group
- Partner with the business to ensure robust systems in place to identify, assess and treat HSW risks across the group
- Partner with the Group Head of Risk to ensure relevant HSW risks are escalated/synergised with the Enterprise Risk Management Framework
- Identify appropriate leading and lagging HSW risk indicators
- Partner with the business to monitor corrective actions
- Take a leading role in the implementation of a digital solution to support optimisation HSW risk management (including but not limited to capture, management and reporting of HSW incidents, near misses and hazards)
Reporting:
- Monthly board reporting to meet ASX and NSX requirements and support the Board of Directors with relevant decision making
- Regular reporting to the Executive Team on relevant HSW matters
- Ensure processes and procedures in place to comply with all HSW regulatory reporting obligations
Culture:
- Set and promote a positive culture for Health and safety across the organisation.
- Partner with the business to develop safety leadership skills and behavioural attributes for our people to continually achieve the highest levels of safety performance
- Partner with the business to drive robust HSW training modules
- Lead the psychological Safety and Wellbeing agenda across all worksites
General:
- Identify opportunities to drive a continuous improvement approach to how we manage risk and safety processes and procedures
- Proactively influence and advise senior leaders and the Executive Leadership Team on WHS-related issues, risk management, and legislative compliance.
- Coach and mentor our safety team members and work collaboratively to achieve business outcomes
Skills & Experience
- Over 8 years of experience in WHS leadership roles.
- Tertiary qualification in WHS/OHS or risk management.
- Proven capability in leading WHS in global jurisdictions and various operational risk profiles.
- Strong strategic planning and analytical skills.
- Exceptional communication skills, capable of effectively engaging and influencing all levels of the organisation.
- Experience working in a production centric industry or FMCG would be advantageous
Benefits
- 4 Litres of fresh a2 milk for each team member weekly
- Enhanced paid parental leave across all locations (in Australia: 20 weeks primary carer and 4 weeks secondary carer), with no minimum tenure requirement for accessing paid parental leave
- Superannuation paid on all paid and unpaid parental leave
- Women’s health leave – 5 days of paid leave each year for members of our team who need to manage the symptoms of perimenopause, menopause, or severe endometriosis
- Juggle Street – On-demand platform for childcare (and tutoring) in Australia and New Zealand
- Global wellbeing day – bonus day off each year
- Remote ‘work from anywhere’ – up to 2 weeks a year
- Hybrid working model
- Families@a2 resource portal: webinars, podcasts, online course and connect you with experts
- Access to our global reward and recognition platform which includes the largest employee discounts program in the world
- Culture Club social activities and events at each of our worksites
- Team member referral bonus
- Company paid ‘Headspace’ subscription for all team members and up to 5 family members.
- Opportunities to get involved in community and sustainability initiatives
About The a2 Milk Company
Our purpose is to pioneer the future of Dairy for good.
The a2 Milk Company, driven by science and a At every point The a2 Milk Company rethought how to do dairy. pioneering spirit, disrupted the dairy and infant milk formula industry. We do this today by pioneering:
- Science and innovation to make dairy accessible again
- The ability to rethink every element of the dairy industry
- Paying the supply chain fairly to maintain trusted and loyal relationships
Our vision is to create an A1-free world where dairy nourishes all people and our planet.
The a2 Milk Company seeks to achieve this through the naturally occurring a2 Milk® difference and by bringing a more sustainable approach to dairy. Conventional cows’ milk contains two main types of beta casein protein, A2 protein and A1 protein – our branded milk is different from conventional cows’ milk because it comes from cows selected to naturally produce only the A2 protein type and no A1. Many consumers and healthcare professionals report that certain people who experience challenges drinking conventional cows’ milk may experience benefits when they switch to a2 Milk®.
The a2 Milk Company has products and trading activities in Australia, New Zealand, Greater China, North America, and a selection of emerging markets.
Our ‘BOLD’ company values are the guiding principles that shape our behaviour, decisions, and interactions. They serve as the compass that steers us in the right direction and unifies us through shared behaviours.
