State Safety, Health Wellbeing Manager

Requisition ID 980962 - Posted - People - NSW - Full-time - Culture and People

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 an 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.

• Join one of Australia's leading retail groups
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion across the group
• Permanent full time opportunity

Welcome to the People Team

Better experiences for our Team Members are the key to unlocking a better future for our customers and communities. Our People Team is responsible for powering the trajectory of our business and the wellbeing of our people – through the design and delivery of a seamless and enriching Team Member experience. One that strengthens the foundations of our organisation by empowering passionate Team Members to become purpose-led Woolworths Group advocates and attracting a new generation of talent to the group.

This exciting role reports to the Head of Store Operations Safety, Health & Wellbeing and as the State Safety, Health & Wellbeing Manager you will partner with the Victorian and Tasmanian Store Leadership team. You will play a pivotal role in the delivery of our progressive SHW strategy. With a focus on care, purposeful education, coaching, implementing and embedding best practice processes to mitigate risk to team, customers and other stakeholders in store. Building strong trusting relationships across the above and below store network and Woolworths ecosystem is critical to achieve results in this role. We are more than just supermarkets. The breadth and scale of the business provides endless opportunities to learn, be challenged, build your experience, and grow your career. You have the opportunity to choose your own adventure if you're willing to put your hand up, build relationships, and go for it.

What you'll do:

• Lead and coach the State Safety, Health and Wellbeing Partners (based in Vic and also covering Tas) to deliver the support required both in and above store.
• Investigations of incidents, collaborating with regulators, embedding improvements, updating processes, and taking a proactive approach to mitigate risks in stores.
• Create and build strong trusting relationships across the store network
• Lead weekly and monthly reporting and updates for all relevant internal stakeholders so as to drive improved performance across the State
• Lead a proactive approach to identify risks and embed risk reduction strategies where appropriate
• Collaborate across the State's store network to deliver a consistent national safety, health and wellbeing plan.
• Accurately monitor internal and external trends and report on safety, health and wellbeing performance, proactively identify opportunities to improve risk reduction strategies

What You'll Bring:

You will lead with care, be resilient, results driven and able to effectively partner, negotiate and influence both stakeholders and team members, analyse and solve problems all while maintaining our focus of bringing a little good to everyone each day.

• Degree qualified in OHS, Science, Health (or working towards) or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years within a leadership role with proven safety leadership experience, FMCG industry (desirable)
• Experience leading and building connected teams with a collective drive for results
• Comprehensive understanding of safety health and wellbeing related legislation, standards and codes
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to drive cultural change and development
• Strong logical, analytical and problem solving abilities
• The ability to navigate an ever changing environment and pivot as required
• A strong growth mindset with a desire to collaborate across teams

What you'll experience

• The opportunity to grow within the group
• Strong mentorship and development; opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
• Hybrid or fully remote working arrangements depending on your home location
• Unparalleled growth opportunities
• Get your Woolies worth through team member benefits across all of our brands

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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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