State Safety & Wellbeing Advisor - NSW/ACT - Coles SO NSW

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About the team

The health, safety and wellbeing of our team members and customers is our priority. The Safety team are vital in upholding that. We raise awareness. We give support and guidance around best practices. And we work together to co-create a happier, safer, and more energised workplace.

About the role

We’re part of one of Australia’s most iconic and trusted businesses. The Coles Group has over 120,000 team members working across more than 2,400 retail outlets, providing fresh food, groceries, general merchandise and liquor to millions of people every week.

We are proud of the way we support the safety and wellbeing of our team members, suppliers, customers and broader community – making Safer Choices Together.

As the Coles Liquor Health and Safety Advisor NSW, you will work in the Coles Liquor Group, partnering with the NSW State Operations teams to develop and implement the state safety plan leading to improvements in safety performance and culture across almost 300 stores in the state.  

Reporting to the Coles Liquor Head of Safety, you will be part of the Group Retail and Manufacturing Safety Team. You will work closely with the Coles Liquor National Health and Safety Team, ensuring state plans are aligned to the National Liquor Safety Plans and support the broader delivery of the health, safety and wellbeing strategy across the Liquor team. On a day-to day basis your focus will be on process and practice in New South Wales. 

What you’ll be doing

This role will leverage your exceptional stakeholder and influencing skills to passionately deliver a great safety culture within a multi-site business. You will be a trusted expert, providing safety advice to the state teams including Operations, Supply Chain, Renewal, People & Culture and Loss, to integrate practical safety into decision making and ensure a focus on effective risk reduction.

You’ll also make an impact through:

• Implementing safety strategies in partnership with operations and key stakeholders
• Coach, mentor and guide stakeholders to sustain a proactive safety culture
• Provide direction, advice and practical support to store and area management teams on safety, injury management and wellbeing related matters
• Analyse state safety trends and providing insights to drive the achievement of the state safety scorecard across a combination of lead and lag measures
• Ensure the identification of emerging risk, develop and monitor risk registers and ensure mitigation of identified risks are put into effect
• Facilitate root cause analysis and incident investigations on all significant incidents
• Ensuring compliance with State Self Insurance Audit requirements and the close-out of corrective actions
• Manage State WHS regulatory and union matters

About you and your skills

We’re looking for an experienced passionate Health & Safety Advisor with exposure to a fast-paced dynamic retail environment or a related industry, preferably within a self-insurance environment. 

You’ll also need:

• Demonstrated experience in a similar advisor/business partner position across a multi-site business
• A high level of influencing, interpersonal and coaching capability
• A bachelor’s degree or diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) or a related field of study
• Experience in self-insurance (desirable) and injury management 
• Technical knowledge of applicable legislation, and good implementation practices in large organisations
• Ability to operate under pressure and with autonomy making risk-based decisions to drive performance improvement and safety behavioural change
• Role will require travel to stores and hence you will need access to your own reliable vehicle 

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 184300

Employment Type: Full time

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