Safety, Health & Wellbeing Lead

• Love what you do and leave your mark
• Join the People & Safety team, working with Australia's leading liquor brands
• A supportive, collaborative, flexible culture!

The Safety, Health & Wellbeing Lead will provide operational and advisory safety support to the Endeavour Group brands within each State. Their primary aim is to prevent accidents and injuries by creating a safe work environment through implementing, monitoring and reviewing the Safety, Health & Wellbeing Strategy.

This role is responsible for identifying and mitigating hazards, ensuring compliance with regulations, conducting inspections, and embedding a culture of care.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Implement, monitor and review the Endeavour Group Safety Strategy.
• Collaborate with your brands Managers and Team members for effective implementation, ensuring alignment with overall business imperatives.
• Partner with state operational teams to integrate health and safety into daily operations.
• Support the reduction of workplace injuries through incident investigations, hazard identification and root cause analysis.
• Champion a safety culture and drive change within business teams to ensure a safe operating environment.
• Participate in operational safety meetings and work with relevant departments to address safety issues.
• Support the implementation of the Endeavour Group Safety Management System in accordance with occupational health and safety legislation and WH&S laws.
• Assist with the preparation of self-insurance audits, taking accountability for closing out action plans.
• Assist with compliance regarding notifiable incidents/dangerous occurrences, handling serious incidents, and improvement notices.
• Conduct incident investigations for category 1 & 2 investigations to determine the root cause and assist with post-incident reviews, monitoring corrective actions.
• Assist with category 3 & 4 incident investigations where required, recommend implementing controls to reduce incidents, and monitor action plans.
• Review reports and data to identify then manage emerging themes.
• Assist in developing risk assessments to evaluate potential risks and recommend measures to mitigate them
• Support regulatory safety compliance at a state, area, and site level.
• Coach new State and area teams during the onboarding process and facilitate WHS training programs, instilling a commitment to and understanding of safety at all levels.
• Complete new Site Opening inspections, ensuring identification and rectification of any potential hazards.
• Travel to sites across the state to coach and conduct investigations.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives based on feedback, incidents, or changes in the operational environment.
• Implement initiatives to enhance the mental and physical wellbeing of all team members & drive wellness programs, ensuring a holistic approach to team member health.
• Stay informed about relevant health and safety laws and regulations and ensure compliance.

Requirements

Now let’s talk about you:

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health & Safety.
• Qualification in Workplace Health and Safety - minimum Certificate IV.
• ICAM certificate.
• Current and valid Full drivers license.
• Knowledge of the Workplace Health and Safety Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice.
• Knowledge of Hazard Management principles.
• Ability to identify Safety issues and prepare a comprehensive plan to achieve goals and objectives.
• Ability to work with teams to develop safety performance and improvement strategies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both strong oral and written skills.
• Strong focus on strategic planning.
• Ability to investigate incidents, identify the root cause and make a recommendation to prevent a recurrence.
• Ability to facilitate training sessions to groups.
• Ability to develop plans based on data analysis and assist in the implementation to achieve objectives.
• A Diploma in Workplace Health & Safety is desirable.
• Knowledge of Return to Work/Recovery is desirable

The benefits are good too!

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.