The Role

The Safety Systems Advisor will be the subject matter expert on policies, processes and systems relating to work health and safety at Kmart.  You will be responsible for updating and managing the WHS Management System, including compliance with legislation and self-insurance requirements, while ensuring the system is both user-friendly and understood by the business.

• Maintaining and controlling WHS Management System documents, and associated change management implementation, to ensure currency of information and business knowledge of processes.
• Identifying improvements to the WHS Management System, to ensure it provides insight to drive risk reduction, and work with the relevant internal stakeholders to implement improvements.
• Responsibility for the internal and external audit schedule, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and support provision of Kmart evidence for audits.
• Coordination and management of the risk assessment register and identification of site-based hazards, preparing risk assessments as requested.

Key Responsibilities

Risk and quality

• Prepare site safety materials and inspection checklists
• Conduct risk assessments as requested
• Document risk assessments and maintain the risk register
• Maintain the Corrective Actions register

Compliance

• Create and manage all site-based safety system materials and compliance and document registers
• Maintain health and safety documents online (KIT)
• Ensure ongoing adherence to the WHSMS, NAT3, AEP (Accredited Employer Program NZ) and WHS legislation

Managing relationships

• Maintain formal and informal networks to exchange ideas
• Seek to understand business changes and participate in projects
• Respond to requests for assistance
• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders

Audits

• Ensure stakeholders are aware of upcoming audits
• Provide project management and system support

About You

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within a multisite health, safety or regulatory role
• Experience within self-insured or safety certified environment, including involvement in certification processes
• Experience in project coordination or regulatory audit

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities/Technology Used:

• Sound knowledge of AS4801, ISO31000 and legislative provisions around duty of care and reasonably practicable
• Advanced computer knowledge (Word – formatting and document creation. Excel – basic formulas, sorting, filtering and use of pivot tables. Online reporting systems – report generation, Devices – iOS familiarity)
• Strong interpersonal communication and influencing skills
• High self-awareness including planning and time management

Preferred Formal Education/Qualifications:

• Graduate Certificate in Workplace Health or Safety
• Diploma Auditing

Mandatory Formal Education/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a health or safety related discipline

About Kmart

With more than 300 stores and employing over 44,000 people, Kmart is proud to be one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest and most successful retailers.

Serving the needs of Australian families is at the core of who we are as a business, that’s why we are driven to be the place customers rely on for low prices and making every day living brighter.

At Kmart we aim to ensure our teams reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. 

Culture

You’ll be joining a dynamic team with a fantastic culture where diversity is openly celebrated, and you’ll be challenged and supported to achieve personal and business goals. Expect a work environment that is highly collaborative, fast-paced, inclusive, and progressive - with no two days the same! Our values – Think Customer, Take Care, Live Integrity, Grow Together and Reach Higher will resonate with you deeply and you’ll enjoy being part of a growing, iconic Australian business that has a fantastic culture that is non-hierarchical, diverse and inclusive.

Due to the nature of your position, this offer of employment is conditional upon you completing a satisfactory police check. We will let you know if your police check returns an unsatisfactory result, in which case this offer of employment will lapse.