Woolworths

Safety, Health and Wellbeing Specialist - Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre (CFDC)

• Join a welcoming and supportive team where you can influence to deliver positive safety outcomes

• A tactical, hands-on role where your support will make a visible difference to your peers on-site, with the ability to contribute to delivery of the Woolworths safety strategy - which focuses on risk reduction, education and engagement. 

• Rolleston, Christchurch based role, 12 month fixed term contract, part-time hours (30, Mon-Fri)

Ready to make an impact?

As our Safety, Health & Wellbeing Specialist, you’ll partner with our Rolleston-based Primary Connect DC - CFDC. Be a key driver of safety, risk mitigation & continuous improvement across the site, leading and inspiring change through guidance and strong relationships with operational leaders and peers. This site-based role offers 30 hours a week, with flexibility, where you will deliver a pragmatic approach to safety by using root cause analysis to implement high-impact solutions for critical risks. You will join an engaged, high-energy team in a modern facility, working closely with your counterpart at the nearby Hornby Distribution Centre to ensure our safety controls make a genuine, positive difference to the team’s daily experience.

What you'll do | Hei mahi

• Review high-risk event footage captured via state-of-the-art computer vision systems to proactively identify hazards and enhance site safety protocols.

• Partner with site leaders to drive safety metrics and organisational standards, ensuring safety objectives are clearly cascaded and brought to life with the wider team.

• Oversee the deployment of critical control frameworks including  the deployment of our traffic management and other critical risks on-site to effectively mitigate material / critical risks.

• Lead thorough incident investigations within your flexible 20-hour schedule, identifying root causes and implementing practical preventative measures.

• Act as a peer-focused mentor to build safety knowledge across operational teams, while launching initiatives that bring a culture of wellbeing and safety to life.

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

To be successful in this role, your experience will likely reflect:

• Proven experience as a Safety Advisor, Coordinator, or Specialist is ideal, though we also welcome applicants with strong foundations in HR or people-centred practices.

• A background in site-based safety is highly regarded.

• Proven stakeholder management skills, building trust and rapport with site-based operational team and leaders, and your fellow safety peers.

• Exceptional communication skills and comfort with Safety Management Systems and technology.

• A natural ability to work alongside site teams to identify issues and implement practical, effective solutions that enhance safety outcomes.

This is a fast paced innovative role and one where you will be empowered to make a significant contribution to making Kiwis’ lives a little better everyday! If you’d like to make a key contribution to the growth of our business, apply today!

Our Benefits 

• Genuine flexibility in how and where you work

• Ongoing development within an Australia / New Zealand team and access to centre of excellence/specialist career opportunities

• Everyday Rewards team card, providing a range of benefits including discounts and bonus points for groceries and discounted online shopping delivery

• Banking and insurance (health, life etc) discounts 

• Global and local career opportunities

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.