Safety Systems & Governance Advisor - Hawthorn East (Hawthorn East Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3123) na Coles Group

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 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

The health, safety and wellbeing of our team members and customers is our priority. The Safety team are vital in upholding that. We raise awareness. We give support and guidance around best practices. And we work together to co-create a happier, safer, and more energised workplace.

About the role:

We are looking for a Safety Systems & Governance Advisor to be a trusted expert, providing safety advice to Business Safety Managers and the State Operations Teams to improve capability and confidence in creating a safety culture and to integrate the safety system into decision making which delivers on safety performance and legislative requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and participate in the Coles Group internal and external audit schedule in consultation with relevant internal and external stakeholders and support the Coles Group to competed required activity for the Audit and Risk Committee by providing relevant evidence for audits
• Lead and participate in Coles Group Self Insurance Licence audits by advising relevant business units, state safety and state operations teams to maintain self-insured status
• Maintaining and advising all Brands on the Coles Safety Management System to ensure the system is regularly reviewed and updated, meets legislative requirements and drives safety improvements and a reduction in team and customer injury and illness
• Publishing Safety Management System documents to ensure currency of information available to the business
• Identify improvements to the Online Safety Management System to ensure it provides insight to drive risk reduction and work with the relevant internal stakeholders to implement improvements
• Manage the Coles Group Hazard Management Risk Assessment Database and work with the safety team to ensure it is operationally aligned and drives risk reduction
• Develop safety reports and presentations that identify key risk areas and injury types to drive safety improvement across the Coles Group
• An opportunity exists for the role to provide subject matter expertise for the project to replace the Online Safety Management System for Coles Group

About you and your skills:

• Strong stakeholder management skills to support and work collaboratively with Brand safety representatives and the wider safety team
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Sound knowledge of safety management systems and ISO45001
• Experience working in a self-insured environment
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook) SharePoint, Document Management System
• The ability to identify and act on opportunities to improve safety systems and reporting solutions
• Strong knowledge of current Salesforce incident mgt system and previous experience in IT project management highly desirable

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email [email protected]

Job ID: 163319

Employment Type: Full time