Senior Safety

We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic and passionate safety and wellbeing specialist to make their mark and lead our safety program at our Distribution Centre (DC) based at Airport Oaks.

Working as a trusted Senior Safety & Wellbeing Advisor, you will be instrumental in leading the DC with safety systems and building a proactive and positive safety culture. You will lead new initiatives and innovations that seamlessly integrate health and safety into everyday business to keep our people safe.

**What you’ll do -**
- Support the development of the Foodstuffs North Island Safety and Wellbeing strategy and implement in the DC
- Manage internal and external audits (e.g. ACC, Worksafe, Hazardous Substances etc) and be the focal point to ensure corrective actions are closed in a timely manner
- Coach, mentor, support and upskill DC team members, line managers and stakeholders in the management of hazards, incidents and corrective actions within our health and safety management system, using our online tool
- Provide oversight and guidance for incident and accident investigations, supporting the investigations process and assigning of meaningful controls to appropriate team members
- Fostering a positive safety culture, encouraging team members to become actively engaged in safety and wellbeing activities

**What you’ll need -**
- Strong experience in a Health and Safety leadership role preferably FMCG, Manufacturing and or Supply Chain
- Thorough understanding in conducting incident investigation, risk assessments and involvement in workplace audits.
- Experience in working with safety systems - ACC (AEP/WSMP) or similar and or auditing to an in internal safety management standard.
- You will not be a boring cardigan wearing safety ‘officer’, but a friendly approachable -go getter who is passionate about making our workplace safer for all those who have contact with our Distribution Centres.

**Who we are**

Foodies are a dynamic Kiwi cooperative driving its own future. We’re ever
- evolving and in the business of making sure New Zealanders get more out of life. We’re passionate about unleashing our people’s potential and building high performance.

We are proudly 100% Kiwi owned and operated, and have grown from humble beginnings to become New Zealand's biggest grocery distributor.