Safety Lead

**Safety Lead | Melbourne Liquor Distribution Centre
- **Full Time Opportunity**:

- **Laverton North Location**:

- **Excellent opportunity for growth within the group
**Welcome to Primary Connect**

Primary Connect is the most extensive food and retail supply chain network in Australia and New Zealand. Our 10,000-strong team are an essential part of the expansive Woolworths Group, which encompasses Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro stores, BIG W, Countdown NZ, Quantium, and more. With us, your possibilities are not limited to a single opportunity.

We’re delivering to more than 3,000 retail stores every day (stores like Woolworths, BIG W, Dan Murphy’s, and BWS), but at Primary Connect, we’re more than just a supply chain business. We’re a big team, but every individual plays a pivotal role and leaves a distinctive impact.

Our extensive reach opens up boundless opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development. By raising your hand, fostering relationships, and seizing the moment, you can take control of your own unique path.

**What you’ll experience**

Everything we do is driven by a culture of care for our team, customers, and community.
- We create a thriving team experience through a culture of belonging that champions safety and wellbeing for our people and partners.
- We’re a team-first organisation. We’ll equip you with the necessary training for success in your role, and provide continuous career development and learning opportunities.
- We offer competitive remuneration and access to a number of employee benefits.
- We prioritise sustainability, striving to contribute to a greener, better future. Check out our most recent Sustainability Report to find out how we do it. A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including a competitive leave policy and 24/7 access to the Sonder app.Want to know what it’s like to have a career with us? Check out this short summary of the career of **one of our amazing Operations Managers, Dani.
**Within this role you will support our Distribution Centres with safety leadership, coaching, and technical support. In the continuous improvement of safety culture and reduction of workplace injuries. Implement and integrate practical and effective safety and wellbeing initiatives to promote safe workplace behaviour.

**What you’ll do:
- Deliver timely, accurate, and quality assured safety performance data to business including supporting external benchmarking activities, implementing policies and processes to minimise risks and to achieve compliance.
- Implement, monitor, maintain, and improve Safety & Health programs, systems, tools, and training to support compliance.
- Monitor and identify actions resulting from the incident management review process
- Lead and support Operational Managers with positive strategies to promote a positive and resilient SH&E culture for all stakeholders and visitors
- Liaise with key stakeholders internally and externally in the event of an incident to share investigation outcomes, provide appropriate communication, prevent recurrence and mitigate further liability. Foster the value of inclusion of SH&E considerations and controls in all management processes to champion a safety culture and a safe working environment.

**What you’ll bring:
- Formal qualifications in a related OH&S area
- Strong experience working in a hands on role Strong project and/or change management skills
- Comfort with working autonomously and independently
- Being consultative and creative in your approach to thinking about safety
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills
- A passion to learn, develop and grow Advanced investigation training, and exposure to a DC / Supply Chain environment, desirable

**Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group**

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group - 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
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**Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group**

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be th