State Distribution Centre Sh&W Manager

**NSW State Health & Safety Manager | Supply Chain
- **Full Time Opportunity**:

- **Sydney 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.**

**What you'll do:
- Lead a team of Safety professionals and support the consistent implementation of SH&W initiatives across our NSW Distribution Centres.
- Demonstrating and drive the overall Woolworths Group purpose and SH&W ambition. The role will navigate and manage operationally and functionally complex environments.
- Drive ongoing continuous improvement through deployment of SH&W initiatives, using data and insights, root cause analysis and identifying corrective actions.
- Ensure the delivery of our Woolworths Safety Strategy, with key focuses on material/critical risk, effective safety management systems, complex incident investigations and root cause analysis
- Support the Primary Connect and wider Woolworths business to achieve the self insurance requirements though effective Safety Management Systems
- Monitor, track and advise the business on meeting SH&W legislative requirements in relation to Primary Connect
- Development of strong internal and external working relationships with key stakeholders, including regulators where necessary Monitor and report on SH&W performance including emerging trends across our end to end supply chain

**What you'll bring:
- Strong safety, health and wellbeing background, with multi-site leadership experience
- Bachelor degree, preferably in Safety or related field
- Highly desirable is experience with critical/material risk management, plant and equipment related safety requirements, automation, chain of responsibility, warehousing and road transport, contractor management, assurance and verification, psychological and behavioural safety
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders to achieve positive safety, health and wellbeing outcomes
- Strong track record of delivery and execution of safety, health and wellbeing programmes and initiatives across multi-site operations. Previous team management, leadership and development experience

**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.

**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