About Us

The Safety team at Coles is committed to building a safe, happy and energised team. With a solid commitment to embedding a strong safety culture, this team works hard to raise awareness and support, coach and guide the team on safety best practice. Our team members’ safety and wellbeing, and the safety of our customers, is the number one goal.

The role

Working closely with the Head of Safety and State Operational Team, you’re joining a passionate, committed and high performing team.

You will coach, mentor and guide stakeholders to sustain a proactive safety culture. Your focus will be on process and practice that ensures the safety and wellness of our customers and team across Queensland.

This is a highly autonomous role, and flexibility is absolutely encouraged.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• implement safety strategies in partnership with State Managers and key stakeholders
• provide direction, advice and practical support to store area management teams on safety, workers compensation, injury management and wellbeing related matters
• ensure legislative requirements and good practice are achieved within stores
• support HSE management systems and initiatives
• ensure the identification of emerging risk exposures, develop and monitor risk registers and ensure mitigation of identified risks are put into effect
• facilitate root cause analysis and incident investigations at a regional level
• audit systems and the close-out of corrective actions

To be successful, you’ll have:

• a high level of influencing, interpersonal and coaching capability
• a Bachelor degree or diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) or a related field of study
• significant experience in a safety advisory capacity as well as experience gained in retail or a related industry, preferably in a self-insurance environment
• exceptional coaching, analytical and interpersonal skills
• the ability to build relationships and collaborate with a wide range of team members and senior states leaders
• the technical knowledge of applicable legislation, and good implementation practices in large organisations
• a proven ability to deliver and sustain safety improvement processes at a site level
• demonstrated problem solving mindset with a history of driving health, safety and wellness improvements through behavioural change
• role will require travel
• role requires the use of your own reliable vehicle

Benefits

Our commitment of making good things happen at Coles starts with our people. It is important for us to celebrate our wins and develop our people. In addition to a competitive salary, the other good things include:

• Receiving a team member discount and exclusive team member offers;
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for primary care givers and 1 week of paid leave for secondary care givers;

Culture

At Coles, we are all about our people. As a top-30 ASX listed company, we are a dynamic, empowering and collaborative organisation that is focused on ensuring a positive, inclusive work environment for all team members. We believe in energising everyone by having you become part of a more purposeful work life. At Coles, we believe we are better together when team members can perform at their best and will support you in bringing your best self every day. So, how will you make good things happen at Coles?

At Coles, we know we are at our best when our team is representative of the communities we serve and are proud of our commitment to providing supportive work environments for all team members. We actively encourage applications from all candidates, including the LGBTI community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities.