**Safety Management & Governance Lead | South West Region
- Take your place in a leading retailer, pioneering safety within a logistic/supply chain sphere
- Excellent opportunity for growth & development within the group
- Join a strong, supportive and engaged team, aligned in supporting Primary Connect to be in the safest shapeFull-time, flexible working options - applicants from VIC preferred
**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.
**Welcome to the Primary Connect Safety Team
As the Safety Management & Governance Lead for the South West Region, you will support Distribution Centres throughout Victoria, South Australia & Western Australia, as well as the Primary Connect+ and Store Delivery transport teams. There will be regular (not often) interstate travel for this role.
You will be accountable for the development, implementation and auditing of the Primary Connect Safety, Wellbeing and Environment (SWE) Safety Management System. You will coach and support operational managers to embed the Safety Management System at their site, to help ensure our teams think safe, work safe and are home safe. You will also support the rollout of associated programs and initiatives, in line with the annual SWE Strategic Plan.
In addition, you will play a key role in delivering an assurance program for external Primary Connect partners to ensure their compliance with relevant legislation, standards, obligations and contractual requirements.
This position is instrumental in partnering with operations, transport and the SWE team members to drive change and deliver continuous improvement programs.
**What you'll do
- Support site teams to achieve compliance in the implementation of policies, procedures and processes to minimise risks
- Provide expert leadership, mentoring and guidance to ensure that safety standards and legislative requirements are met
- Deliver the Primary Connect Safety, Wellbeing & Environment assurance and governance program by conducting first line assurance activities and support the close out of non-conformities
- Support the site and transport teams with second and third line audit activities including the close out of non-conformities
- Partner with the Transport Safety team to lead and conduct assurance activities on external partiesSupport the implementation, continuous improvement and maintenance of the Safety Management System
**What you'll bring
- Coaching and mentoring your peers and on-site management
- Experience in auditing, leading, supporting and influencing a variety of key stakeholders
- Experience working in self-insured organisations
- Strong knowledge and experience working with WHS/OHS frameworks
- Strong analysis and problem solving skills / analysing trends
- Business writing and reporting experienceFormal qualifications in HS&W or related field & Lead Auditor qualification (desirable)
**What you'll experience
- The opportunity to grow within the group; unparalleled growth opportunities
- Strong mentorship and development; opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
- Hybrid & flexible working arrangementsGet your Woolies worth through team member benefits across all of our brands
**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 th