Safety, Health & Wellbeing Advisor

Safety, Health & Wellbeing Advisor

Champion Safety, Health & Wellbeing across our teams & Woolworths NZ

Diverse & dynamic role - work across safety partnering, SMS and more!

Custom built role for professional development based in Favona & operational sites, including work from home days & travel

Ready to make an impact?

We’re looking for a Safety, Health and Wellbeing Advisor to join our wider Safety, Health & Wellbeing team here in Aotearoa, reporting to our Safety, Health and Wellbeing Manager - Assurance, Systems & Programs. Our team is the engine room - the centre of excellence when it comes to championing a rigorous and contemporary Safety, Health and Wellbeing agenda - supporting and caring for our communities and our team.

Joining our Safety, Health & Wellbeing team, you’ll take support in developing a culture of safety, health and wellbeing excellence and driving the business to achieve continuous improvement. Contribute as a Subject Management Expert (SME) for our Safety Management System to ensure it is fit for purpose in its current state as we transform to our new ways of working which include a smart technology system to support our safety, health & wellbeing engagement across the organisation. This role will provide a safety new-comer with vast and visible safety experience, supporting your peers in role coverage and role support across many facets of safety in Woolworths New Zealand. Enjoy travel to our operational sites across the country, supporting health checks and growing your skills as a safety advisor.

What you'll do | Hei mahi

This role is a supporter,  influencer and subject matter expert, providing encouragement, support, guidance and timely advice to the wider SHW Team and providing assurance back to WWNZ.

Support appropriate assurance activity, both in-field & action verification as required.

Support the operational function by delivering and implementing safety, health and wellbeing policies and procedures.

Support Safety, Health and Wellbeing Management to capture key knowledge - methods, requirements, processes - record it, maintain the content, keep it current, accessible and usable, and protect the knowledge by retaining and consistently applying it in the business.

Ownership of Safety, Health and Wellbeing Documentation and Systems in all areas of Woolworths New Zealand (WWNZ).

Ensure any WWNZ procedures and supporting documentation is created, consulted and communicated to relevant stakeholders across our business units. This will encompass procedures for Primary Connect (Supply Chain), Supermarkets, eCommerce and support where necessary.

Support the review of the ACC AEP Self Assessment and / or ISO 45001 Certification / Recertification

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

Ideally to succeed in this role you will need to be a Health, Safety and Risk professional, ideally 1-2 years experience within a large scale / complex environment. You will hold or be working towards a formal H&S qualification. You’ll be a strong communicator, able to engage and influence key stakeholders, build trust and confidence and bring people along our SH&W journey. With sound systems knowledge, you’ll have curiosity combined with comfort operating in the gray in a large corporate environment. There will be travel required in the role. You’ll be able to encourage authentic conversations and challenge the status quo where necessary for the greater good!

This is a fast paced innovative role and one where you will be empowered to make a significant contribution to making Kiwis’ lives a little better everyday! If you’d like to make a key contribution to the growth of our business, apply today!

Our Benefits

Genuine flexibility in how and where you work

Ongoing development within an ANZ team and access to COE / specialist career opportunities

Everyday Rewards team card, providing a range of benefits including discounts and bonus points for groceries and discounted online shopping delivery

Banking and insurance (health, life etc) discounts

Global and local career opportunities

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.