Safety Lead - Heathwood

Safety Lead | Heathwood Distribution Centre
 

• Full Time Opportunity
• Brisbane location            
• Excellent opportunity for growth within the group
   

Welcome to Primary Connect

Primary Connect is the most extensive food and retail supply chain network in Australia and New Zealand. Our 10,000-strong team are an essential part of the expansive Woolworths Group, which encompasses Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro stores, BIG W, Countdown NZ, Quantium, and more. With us, your possibilities are not limited to a single opportunity. 

We’re delivering to more than 3,000 retail stores every day (stores like Woolworths, BIG W, Dan Murphy’s, and BWS), but at Primary Connect, we’re more than just a supply chain business. We’re a big team, but every individual plays a pivotal role and leaves a distinctive impact. 

Our extensive reach opens up boundless opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development. By raising your hand, fostering relationships, and seizing the moment, you can take control of your own unique path.

What you’ll experience
 

• Everything we do is driven by a culture of care for our team, customers, and community. 
• We create a thriving team experience through a culture of belonging that champions safety and wellbeing for our people and partners.
• We’re a team-first organisation. We’ll equip you with the necessary training for success in your role, and provide continuous career development and learning opportunities. 
• We offer competitive remuneration and access to a number of employee benefits.
• We prioritise sustainability, striving to contribute to a greener, better future. Check out our most recent Sustainability Report to find out how we do it.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including a competitive leave policy and 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

Want to know what it’s like to have a career with us? Check out this short summary of the career of one of our amazing Operations Managers, Dani.

The Safety Lead is accountable for supporting the development and implementation of Primary Connect’s Safety, Health & Wellbeing (SH&W) system and associated programs and initiatives. This position is instrumental in partnering with the Operational and SH&W team members to continually drive change and deliver Primary Connect’s strategic objectives. 

The Safety Lead is responsible for the implementation of effective risk management processes to ensure SH&W risks are identified, assessed and controlled; provision of technical support and promote safe workplace behaviours.

What you’ll do:
 

• Promote safety values and implement safety, health and environment policies and systems to embed safety into the culture and ways of working
• Deliver timely, accurate, and quality assured safety performance data to business including supporting external benchmarking activities and in analysis of such data.
• Implement, maintain and improve Safety, Wellbeing and Environment programs, systems, tools and training.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide advice during change management processes.
• Liaise with key stakeholders to support the investigation of incidents, determine root causes and corrective actions and share investigation learnings to prevent recurrence.
• Conduct first line of defence audits and support close out of any gaps.

What you’ll bring:
 

• Sound experience and working knowledge of safety legislation, codes of practice and standards
• Incident Investigation experience – ICAM or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to deliver risk assessments and manage change in the delivery of SH&W initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management skills, internally and externally
• Consultative and innovative approach to deliver best practice outcomes
• Implementation of risk management programs

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’

Here you’ll be supported and empowered 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. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

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.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #work180.
 
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.