We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition 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.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

• Champion Safety, Health & Wellbeing across our teams
• Very diverse & dynamic role - no two days are the same!
• Career growth + professional development opportunities

Ready to make an impact?
We’re looking for a Safety, Health and Wellbeing Advisor to join our wider Safety, Health & Wellbeing team here in Aotearoa reporting to our Safety, Health and Wellbeing Manager - Assurance, Systems & Programmes. Our team is the engine room - the centre of excellence when it comes to championing a rigorous and contemporary Safety, Health and Wellbeing agenda - supporting and caring for our communities and our team. Joining our Safety, Health & Wellbeing team you’ll take accountability for developing a culture of safety, health and wellbeing excellence and driving the business to achieve continuous improvement. Contribute as a Subject Management Expert (SME) for our Safety Management System to ensure it is fit for purpose in its current state as we transform to our new ways of working which include a smart technology system to support our safety, health & wellbeing engagement across the organisation.

About the Role | Mō te Tūranga

• This role is a supporter, influencer and subject matter expert, providing encouragement, support, guidance and timely advice to the wider SHW Team and providing assurance back to WWNZ.
• Support appropriate assurance activity, both in-field & action verification as required.
• Support the operational function by delivering and implementing safety, health and wellbeing policies and procedures.
• Support Safety, Health and Wellbeing Management to capture key knowledge - methods, requirements, processes - record it, maintain the content, keep it current, accessible and usable, and protect the knowledge by retaining and consistently applying it in the business.
• Ownership of Safety, Health and Wellbeing Documentation and Systems in all areas of Woolworths New Zealand (WWNZ).
• Ensure any WWNZ procedures and supporting documentation is created, consulted and communicated to relevant stakeholders across our business units. This will encompass procedures for Primary Connect (Supply Chain), Supermarkets, eCommerce and support where necessary.
• Support the review of the ACC AEP Self Assessment and/or ISO 45001 Certification / Recertification

About You | Mōu
To succeed in this role you will need to be a Health, Safety and Risk professional with ideally 1-2 years experience within a large scale / complex environment. You will hold or be working towards a formal H&S qualification. You’ll be a strong communicator, able to engage and influence key stakeholders, build trust and confidence and bring people along our SH&W journey. You’ll be able to encourage authentic conversations and challenge the status quo where necessary for the greater good!

If you’re the sort of individual who strives to always do the right thing for customers, team, our communities, and our business then we ought to connect.

Working with Woolworths NZ | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZ
Our purpose is to make Kiwis' lives a little better every day.
We’re friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you’ll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week. We offer a diverse range of career opportunities across our ecosystem.

Woolworths
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Primary Connect (Supply Chain)
Wholesale Distributors Limited (Fresh Choice)

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Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau mai
We’re an equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all.
If you’re smart and good at what you do, let’s work together | Me mahi tahi tatou

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 the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.