Whs Manager

**Join Australia’s leading lighting retailer**:

- ** Great company culture and benefits with flexible working arrangements**:

- ** Questions? Please contact Steve Moir on 0457 535 904**

**About Us**

Our story began in Melbourne in 1967 with a single store and the drive to brighten up people's lives. Since then, we’ve grown to become Australia’s leading specialist retailer of lights, ceiling fans and light globes, with over 115 stores nationwide and a team of over 1,000 people in Australia and beyond. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. And it’s their wellbeing that drives us to develop stylish, innovative, and energy-efficient products that help them live brighter, live lighter, live cooler, live warmer, live well, live smarter and to simply, live life.

**The Role**

As part of our growing HR team, and with a newly appointed Injury Management Partner as a direct report, we are currently seeking a permanent full time WHS Manager. The purpose of this role is to:

- manage the company health and safety systems and programs to ensure all workplaces are as safe and healthy (as far as reasonably practicable)
- work with senior leaders, managers, and the Group HR Manager, to lead the implementation of a safety culture, in which safety “is a part of everything we do”
- support new projects, services or programs and work as part of the leadership team on such initiatives to ensure that safety is at the forefront of any planning and implementation

**Key Responsibilities Include**:

- WHS Strategy & Culture
- drive the development and enhancement of risk management practices in line with the WHS and People strategy; collaborate with the Group HR Manager to integrate the WHS and People strategy in order to deliver on business goals and objectives; deliver health and safety objectives and initiatives under the guidance of the Safety Leadership Group; analyse safety KPIs and complete safety reporting; provide guidance and leadership to the Injury Management Partner and work with them to promote a culture of safety awareness, and injury and incident prevention
- WHS Audit and Risk Management
- maintain and deliver the WHS audit and risk framework to effectively identify, manage and report on WHS audits and risks; ensure that identified risks are addressed in a timely manner and that needed preventative actions are taken; provide WHS specialist advice, guidance, and support at national and local management forums
- Stakeholder Engagement
- develop strong, collaborative working relationships with the HR team and business leaders
- Provide guidance and leadership to the Injury Management Partner

**About You**
- 5 years demonstrated experience in WHS roles with a focus on building a strong safety culture
- Relevant retail or supply chain experience
- Cert IV in WHS or equivalent is required.
- A degree qualification in WHS, Human Resources or a related field is desirable.
- Current Australian Driver’s License
- Proof of eligibility to work in Australia

**Benefits**

In return for your efforts, we offer an attractive salary package, generous product discounts and a great supportive team culture. This role also offers flexible working arrangements that enable significant time working from home. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within an ASX listed company that has been constantly evolving and striving for success for over 50 years.

**How to Apply