SHE Manager - Yorketown - Metcash Trading Limited

Description

At the Independent Hardware Group, we are passionate and committed to our purpose of championing successful independent businesses across Australia and strengthening local communities one postcode at a time.

We're the leading partner to over 635 independently owned stores, giving them a competitive advantage to take on the big chains, with the trusted hardware brands of Mitre 10 and Home Hardware. This enables retailers to be the best stores in their town, ensuring builders, renovators, and DIYers can build, renovate, and maintain the best homes for Australian families.

About You

This role is responsible for leading the Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) function for the Independent Hardware Group pillar in relation to its retail and manufacturing operations in South Australia, based out of the Torrensville Office.

The SHE function at Metcash is central to shaping, servicing, and safeguarding our business when it comes to safety, health, and the environment. The central SHE function develops the Metcash SHE Strategy and Management System and works with our business pillars through a collaborative partnership approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Support IHG SA site leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Coach and develop IHG SA site leaders in activities such as SHE engagements, critical risk reviews/control verification checks, incident and injury management, and general safety, health, and environment matters.
• Contribute to/support with the maintenance/continuous improvement of the SHE Management System as required.
• Support IHG SA sites to operate within the Metcash SHE Management System, including by supporting the site to use templates/tools developed by the SHE Team to develop, own, and maintain/continuously improve documents/tools for the site.
• Support or participate in the conduct of SHE compliance audits as required.
• In partnership with site leadership, conduct the Annual Management Review of the SHE Management System.
• Support as required in the preparation of monthly IHG SHE performance reports.
• Facilitate as required SHE-related training at IHG SA sites.
• Monitor IHG SA SHE incidents (including near misses), and ensure incident management protocols are followed and robust investigations are completed for Level 3 and 4 incidents.

Your Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in SHE or a related discipline such as legal or sciences.
• Understanding of relevant Australian and New Zealand safety, health, and environmental legislation.
• ICAM investigation trained/certified.
• Sound understanding of a warehouse/retail environment.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and achieve outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Life at Metcash

Experience a supportive and flexible work environment.

Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year.

Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually.

An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities.

12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers.

Proudly awarded the "Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion."

Recognized as the 74th in the "Equileap Top 100" globally for initiatives on gender equity.

Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia.

Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, "Our Local."

We're all about celebrating success, and we're proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Equity, an accredited Flex Ready workplace, and a Gold Standard Mental Health First Aid skilled workplace.