Health & Safety Advisor

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**:
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.

**About the role
- 12 moths fixed term**:
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 ideally have**:

- 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

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**Applications close on 21/11/2024 at 23:59PM**

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

Job ID: 129856

Employment Type: Full time