Safety Lead - Store Delivery
1. Full Time Opportunity
2. Flexible working options - open to applicants in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane
3. Excellent opportunity for growth within the group
We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that 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 that reflects the diverse communities we serve. 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.
Welcome to the People Team
Better experiences for our Team Members are the key to unlocking a better future for our customers and communities. Our People Team is responsible for powering the trajectory of our business and the wellbeing of our people – through the design and delivery of a seamless and enriching Team Member experience. One that strengthens the foundations of our organisation by empowering passionate Team Members to become purpose-led Woolworths Group advocates and attracting a new generation of talent to the group.
This role guides the development and implementation of transport safety and assurance frameworks for the Store Delivery team, ensuring that all Distribution Centres and Primary Connect transport teams exceed transport safety obligations. This role also provides specialised guidance, coaching and assistance to other internal business units, external customers and carrier partners.
You will deliver specialised transport safety support to Woolworths Supermarkets, Metro Stores, Big W, B2B and work collaboratively with external customers such as Endeavour Group and Ampol.
You will also be called upon to support and guide and monitor other business units that have interactions with Primary Connect such as 3PL providers and Stores. Monitoring may from time to time include auditing or conducting other
assurance activities within the established framework.
What you’ll do:
4. Provide expertise, mentoring and guidance to ensure that transport safety standards and legislative requirements are met or exceeded by Store Delivery and their extended network, as well as compliance with the Primary Connect Safety Management System
5. Conduct assurance activities on internal business units and on external businesses in accordance with the annual assurance plan and established assurance frameworks and support the close out of non-conformities
6. Coach and lead internal business units and external partners to deliver safe, effective and compliant outcomes for transport safety
7. Develop specific documented practices that relate to transport safety/chain of responsibility either directly or through partnership with other key teams in safety, operations and support functions
8. Work with operational and functional teams to improve transport safety performance through the development and delivery of the safety plan
9. Develop assurance and other safety written reports
What you’ll bring:
10. 3+ years of operational transport safety/chain of responsibility experience, with experience in retail supply chain desirable but not essential
11. Ability to deal with complex problems with high ambiguity where solutions are not defined
12. Good presentation skills (written and verbal) with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
13. Ability to work across the varying requirements within an operational environment
14. Lead Auditor Qualification or ability to acquire, will be desirable
What you’ll experience
15. The opportunity to grow within the group
16. Strong mentorship and development; opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
17. Hybrid working arrangements depending on your home location
18. Unparalleled growth opportunities
19. Get your Woolies worth through team member benefits across all of our brands
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.