She Manager, Distribution Centres

**Joining the Metcash Family** At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support. Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future. **About the Opportunity** We have an exciting opportunity to join Metcash as a SHE Manager, Distirbution Centres. This is an exciting role designed to support our Independent Hardware Group (IHG) in executing and continuously improve SHE culture, governance, compliance and performance across the Distribution Centres operated by IHG. We are seeking a senior leader with constructive and effective stakeholder management, collaboration and influence. **In this Role** - SHE Strategy - Support IHG in understanding roles, fostering safety leadership, and overseeing strategic SHE initiatives. - SHE Governance & Compliance - Develop and improve the SHE Management System, ensuring compliance and effective operational support. - SHE Risk & Critical Control Management - Assess and update IHG's SHE risk profile, guiding risk management frameworks and verification processes. - SHE Training Framework & Materials - Facilitate training and support the development of a Training Needs Analysis for IHG operations. - Incident & Injury Management - Monitor and manage incidents, ensuring proper investigation, documentation, and sharing of learnings to improve safety performance. - IHG Stakeholder Engagement - Build strong relationships with IHG leaders to enhance SHE culture, governance, and compliance. - SHE Alerts & Communication - Ensure incidents are recorded, analyzed, and shared via SHE Alerts to promote awareness and improvements. - SHE Team Collaboration - Actively contribute to the broader Metcash SHE Team, fostering engagement and teamwork. **You’re Likely a Match If** - Tertiary qualifications in SHE or a related discipline such as legal or sciences. - Understanding of relevant Australian safety, health and environmental legislation including national heavy vehicle legislation/CoR - Strong technical knowledge of SHE, risk management, workers compensation and injury management frameworks and best practice - Knowledge of operational environments (front line operations from a safety perspective) - Working in a business with multiple formats, leading to varied SHE needs and risk profiles - Proven ability to develop, drive and implement SHE strategies and management systems - Extensive SHE management experience at both strategic and operational levels - Experience leading change, continuous improvement and providing advice and guidance - Experience working as a senior leader across the business **Life at Metcash** Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" for initiatives on gender equity. - ️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2023- 2024 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”. **About Us** Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue exceeding $18 billion in FY24. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company. We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars. Join us and be part of something bigger LI-KS1 INGF