Health & Safety Advisor - Full

**_The Role_**

As a member of the State leadership team and reporting to the State Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring all team members and visitors at operate in a safe and productive environment. The role is critical to driving a positive and engaging safety culture that is legislatively compliant while driving continuous improvement. No two days will be the same in this varied role.

**_ What you will be doing:_**
- Implement and maintain the GPC WHS Management system in the site. Maintain and coordinate all safety records and documentation
- Analyse trends related to injuries or hazards/risks associated with safety in the DC and proactively put measures in place to mitigate
- Outside the box thinking to bring new initiatives, focus and feedback to safety topics across all employees onsite
- Provide WHS coaching and advice to management team members and all team members to improve safety culture and performance
- Proactively engage employees in task analysis through behaviour-based safety, working with the management team to understand risks and required changes to processes
- Liaison with Group HSE Team and other DCs to deliver and implement Safety initiatives
- Implement Risk Management framework including completion of risk assessment, development of safe work procedures and standard operating procedures.
- Oversees and coordinates incident reporting and management processes on site including leading investigations.
- Assist with team member training to drive safety performance and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate and manage WHS induction program for the site ensuring all persons entering the site have undertaken the appropriate site induction.
- Work alongside the Facilities Manager onsite regarding safety linked to contractors or onsite works
- Assists with facility maintenance, alongside the Facility Manager and drives housekeeping standards.
- Actively participates and provides input at the Leadership Team meetings and Group WHS meetings
- Responsible for the observance of all company's policies and procedures with a focus on safety and human resources and policies (including all applicable Federal and State laws and Regulations relating to safety).

**_ What we need from You:_**
- Cert IV in Workplace Health and Safety or at least 3 years' experience in a similar role.
- Training and assessment Cert IV
- People focused with excellent communication
- Previous experience in a distribution or logistics environment
- Experience in implementing and maintaining safety management system in a single site.
- Understanding of relevant HSE and HR legislation.
- Proven experience in driving safety performance and leading positive safety culture.
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with industrial relations preferred.
- Previous injury management experience is desirable.
- Learning Mindset and challenge how we do business proactively.

**_ Looking after you:_**
- Recognition programs and team incentives for your performance
- An inclusive team environment: our team are important members of the GPC family
- The opportunity to join a progressive global company that continually strives to remain the number one in the automotive aftermarket
- Discounts internally and with external partners including health providers
- Access to GPC's exciting employee platform MOVE, unlocking amazing discounts at top retailers, business announcements, e-cards and our employee recognition program, plus so much more

**_ About Us:_**

With over 90 years operational experience, GPC Asia Pacific is the largest automotive aftermarket parts supplier in Australia and New Zealand, supported by Genuine Parts Company in North America, owner of the NAPA parts distribution business.

With 6,000 employees, GPC Asia Pacific operates a number of portfolio businesses in the automotive parts market, with the most well-known being **Repco, NAPA, Motospecs **and **McLeod Accessories, Motion Industries.