Safety Lead

6 days ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Coles Supermarkets Full time

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**:
Our Safety team is committed to driving a culture of Safer Choices Together across the business. Through raising awareness and support, and guiding each other on best practices, we’re building a happier, safer, and more energised workplace every day. As a trusted partner, the Safety Lead will coach and develop a team of safety advisors across VIC/TAS

**About the role**:
Support and lead a team of safety advisors that partner with the business to increase capability and confidence to integrate safety into our operations.

Provide advice to Regional Managers and other members of State Leadership Team to increase their capability and confidence in creating a positive safety culture, so they can deliver great results across people and food metrics.

You’ll also:

- Be a trusted expert, supporting the State Safety Manager to deliver on the State Safety Plan and key programs.
- Coach and develop a team of safety advisors to increase their capability and support them to implement regional safety plans.
- Lead and/or participate in key investigations into serious and or notifiable safety incidents to understand root cause and contributing factors and to develop controls to reduce risk
- Drive safety improvement and risk reduction in key Regions by reviewing and analysing data and work with Safety Advisors to deliver safety plans and actions.
- Manage all Regulator issues end-to-end, until resolution and build positive relationships along the way.
- Provide operational expertise into people and food safety systems and participate in self-insurance and governance audits as required.
- Accessible on weekends and after hours in the event of a serious incident to support safety advisors and operations team, as required
- Ability to travel interstate and remote / regional VIC to support Safety Advisors and Operations team.

**About you and your skills**:

- Degree/post graduate qualification in health and safety or related discipline and/or at least 5+ years of experience in managing risk and providing practical guidance to businesses on implementation.
- Experience in managing risk and providing practical guidance to businesses on implementation.
- Proven ability to deliver results in a fast paced and dynamic business.
- Proven coaching skills of direct team members and leaders with the capability to drive behavioural change.
- Proven ability to lead a team with strong stakeholder management and highly developed influencing skills
- Ability to operate under pressure and with autonomy making risk-based decisions to drive performance improvement.
- Be flexible with working between state office and stores
- Highest calibre of communication skills.

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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: 123350

Employment Type: Full time

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