Distribution Centre Training Specialist

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Super Retail Group is the proud owner of four iconic brands: Supercheap Auto, rebel, BCF and Macpac, and is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest retailers. The talent of our teams and their passion for providing an experience which inspires and enhances our customers' leisure time drives our culture of innovation and opportunity.

About The Role

Are you passionate about uplifting standards and driving excellence? Do you thrive on using creative approaches to train and inspire others? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you. This is a brand-new position that offers you the opportunity to help make our new national DC a gold standard site.

As a DC Training Specialist at our newly built Truganina Distribution Centre (DC), you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of our team members, including SRG and Labour Hire staff. Your mission will be to train and coach team members, ensuring that our standards and capabilities are consistently elevated. Furthermore, you will coordinate training activities and attendance as we introduce automation into the DC and transition Team Members from our Altona DC. This is a critical role to deliver and coordinate frontline training for standards uplift and automation readiness.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Learning Development Manager, your key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Innovative Training: Deliver engaging orientation and induction programs.
• Capability Building: Support DC labour capability through comprehensive training and assessments.
• Coaching: Uplift individual and collective performance against business performance requirements.
• Skill Development: Proactively manage skill gaps and training needs in collaboration with the DC Leadership and the Learning Manager.
• Training Coordination: Coordinate the training schedule and attendance of a staged inventory transition into automation.

We are looking for an energetic and vibrant individual who can bring enthusiasm and a positive attitude to inspire and motivate the team. You will have the ability to confidently guide and realign team members to ensure adherence to standards. In addition, you will have the following:

• Experience working within a DC/ Warehouse in a high volume, multi-brand, Retail or 3PL distribution/ logistics environment.
• Demonstrated ability to train and coach individuals from diverse backgrounds, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.
• Proven ability to effectively train and develop internal and labour hire staff, ensuring they meet performance standards and excel in their roles.
• Proven experience in coordinating and delivering training programs.
• Understanding of CoR – (Chain of Responsibility) – Current Legislation.
• Demonstrated understanding of hazard identification/ incident management and investigation.
• Holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
• Exposure to a Manufacturing Excellence, Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma (Statistical Process Control) environment will be highly regarded.

Your highly developed interpersonal and communication skills will be key to this role.

• You'll join an organisation with a culture driven by innovation and creating awesome experiences for our customers and teams, and will work with a diverse team across Super Retail Group that reflects the communities we serve.
• Super Retail Group is a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation holder.
• We are committed to your professional development and will support ongoing opportunities for learning and progression.
• You will get access to generous discounts across all Super Retail Group brands, as well as access to our Perks Programme, including discounts on Health and Wellbeing, Entertainment, Travel and Accommodation and more.

Super Retail Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We support, promote and celebrate diversity and we recognise the benefits a culture of inclusion brings to our workplace and customer experience.

Interested candidates for this role should apply by following the links and sending your resume.