• Join one of Australia’s leading retail groups
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion across the group
• Permanent full time opportunity
• Attractive remuneration with hybrid and travel opportunities

The Opportunity

This exciting role reports to the GM of Supermarkets Safety, Health & Wellbeing and as the State Safety, Health & Wellbeing Manager you will be an integral member of the Supermarkets SHW 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.

We work in an energetic, exciting and fast-paced environment. We each have the opportunity to impact in a way that only we can. Being a part of the wider Woolworths Group, which includes the businesses of Woolworths Supermarkets, Big W, Metro, Pet Culture and more means you won’t have one opportunity with us, you’ll have thousands.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coach the State Safety, Health and Wellbeing Partners (based in WA and SA also covering NT) 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

Who we are looking for

Individuals who lead with care, are resilient, results driven and who are 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.

The keys to success:

• 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
• Flexibility and a motivation to travel across Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory
• A strong growth mindset with a desire to collaborate across teams

Why you’ll love it here

In addition to this exciting role, these are some of the benefits we offer:

• An exciting career - As our business grows, so do the opportunities for our team members
• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will support you to thrive
• Ability to bring your whole self to work and access wellbeing benefits that centre on your mental, financial, social, physical and community health and ongoing support that is easy to access on your mobile phone.
• 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
• We value diversity and aim to create a vibrant and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve
• Get your Woolies worth through team member benefits across all of our brands
• The opportunity to travel and expand your professional network

Joining the Group

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.

#work180 #LI

Grow with the Group

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.

We’d love to hear from You

If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. 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.