Safety Health

**At Metcash, we’re the power behind an independent Australia. For almost 100 years we’ve been proudly supporting local, family-owned businesses - sticking up for the little guys and helping them become the best stores in town. Today we’re Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent retail partner and wholesaler in the food, liquor, and hardware sectors. And while we may be large in size, we’ll always be locals at heart.**

We understand the power of communities, and we’re dedicated to providing a welcoming and inclusive working environment for all our people. As part of the Metcash family, the difference you bring matters. We need talented people with a love for all things local, a can-do attitude and a passion for hard work done right to help us reshape the retail landscape and give independents a fighting chance. So roll up your sleeves and bring your best self to work, and we’ll give you the support you need to develop a rewarding career and make your mark on the future of retail.

**About the Role**

We currently have a great opportunity for a safety professional to join the team based in **Gepps Cross**. This role will see you Provide Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) leadership and support to the Food and Liquor business units operating across **South Australia and the Northern Territory**.

This role is also responsible for proactively driving implementation of the Metcash SHE Strategy, deployment of practices which support legislative requirements, build capability within all levels of Metcash’s leadership, foster effective workforce, and trade partner engagement and drive continuous improvement.

**What you'll do**
- Provide advice and support to senior level management and business pillars regarding SHE and Injury Management programs, policies, and processes.
- Support the development and implementation of the Metcash SHE Strategy and assist with the local coordination of safety, health, and wellbeing and environmental initiatives.
- Ensure SHE processes are implemented at site level establishing a culture of ‘Safety as a Core Value’.
- Work with the Injury Management Advisor WA/SA/NT, to set the strategy for Workers Compensation claims management, including the identification and upskilling of pillar return to work coordinators, implementation of Metcash Injury Management processes, and effective care and rehabilitation of injured employees.
- Proactively manage safety, health, and environmental risk and to coach and build this capability in others.
- Oversee compliance to relevant training needs analysis / matrices as required.
- Promote leadership to include key performance indicators for their direct reports for the completion of SHE Conversations to reinforce the right behaviour and contribute to a safe culture in all pillars.
- Build leader’s capability to lead high potential SHE incidents investigations to verify appropriateness of corrective actions and communication of learnings to align all with Metcash Leadership and Behaviour
- Liaise with regulators to notify of required incidents, including liaison with relevant pillar leaders to close out improvement and other notices.
- Conduct audits to verify that compliance and behaviour is in line with the SHE Management System and work with pillar leads and sites to develop action plans to address identified opportunities.

**What you'll bring**
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a safety leadership position - preferably in FMCG, Warehousing, Distribution and Supply Chain
- Tertiary qualifications in SHE or a related discipline
- ICAM Lead Investigator Certification
- SHE Lead Auditor Certification
- Proven ability to work effectively with line management to build capability and safety leadership.
- Solutions provider, innovator thinker with a continuous improvement mind-set
- Proven capability in Injury/Claims Management with preference for Return to Work Coordinator Certification
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft computer-based software programs.

**What we can offer you**
- Career development opportunities
- Access to discounts and special offers through our market leading partners including health insurance and retail.
- Well-being days
- An extra week of annual leave after your first year as part of our Fifth Week program, and the opportunity to purchase annual leave to help you recharge.

We’re all about celebrating success, and we’re proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, an accredited FlexReady workplace and a Gold Standard Mental Health First Aid skilled workplace.

So, roll up your sleeves and bring your best self to work, and we’ll give you the support you need to develop a rewarding career and make your mark on the future of retail.

**Make your Mark**

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