Woolworths

• Sydney Location (Norwest)
• Permanent opportunity
• Bridge the gap between visionary strategy and operational reality through our Safety maturity roadmap

Welcome to the People Safety Team

Better experiences for our Team Members are the key to unlocking a better future for our customers and communities. Our People Team is responsible for powering the trajectory of our business and the wellbeing of our people – through the design and delivery of a seamless strategy and enriching Team Member experience. One that strengthens the foundations of our organisation by empowering passionate Team Members to become purpose-led Woolworths Group advocates and attracting a new generation of talent to the group.

The Safety, Health and Wellbeing of our team and customers is critical. Our Safety, Health, and Wellbeing team is responsible for working with operational leaders to provide and maintain a safe working and shopping environment for our team members, customers, visitors, and contractors.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created role to support leader capability and team engagement across the Group, along with partnering with key support teams (including GPACS, Finance & Procurement, IT/Group Enablement, Legal, International excl NZ).

Operating in a complex environment, this role acts as a critical bridge between technical safety requirements and cultural adoption. By moving beyond simple compliance, you will drive the collective ownership required to bring our safety promise, 'Our Place' to life, ensuring safety is seamlessly integrated into the daily rhythm of our non-operational functions. 

What you’ll do

• Planning: Drive the development of annual safety &well being roadmaps aligned with the broader Woolworths Group strategy and quarterly OKR cycles for the key support terms. (including GPACS, Finance & Procurement, IT/Group Enablement, Legal, International excl NZ).
• Business Partnering: Partner with support teams (Finance, Legal, International offices, etc.) to uplift safety maturity and leadership confidence.
• Capability: Partner with People team to uplift their knowledge, capability and confidence in supporting across support teams for both physical and psychosocial risks.  
• Engagement: Design and deploy scalable frameworks and compelling content to increase safety literacy and drive the "Our Place" (safety promise) engagement calendar.
• Operational Excellence: Partner with key safety & wellbeing teams and business units to enable the operationalisation of risk management systems and processes, integrating requirements into everyday leadership routines.
• Stakeholder Coaching: Act as a trusted advisor to Group Executives and support office teams, providing expert coaching on active safety leadership.
• Data-Driven Improvement: Leverage "Voice of Team" sentiment and safety data to identify capability gaps and execute targeted, continuous improvement interventions.

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of Safety experience within a fast-paced, matrixed environment, supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Psychology, or a related field (e.g OT).
• Physical and Psychosocial risk: Strong knowledge and experience in both physical and psychosocial risk management within the Knowledge Worker environment. 
• Safety Acumen: Ability to interpret technical safety & wellbeing requirements into “business ready” language that drives action and understanding across a variety of audiences.
• Content Creation: Ability to create clear, visually engaging content (e.g. guides, videos, and presentations).
• Facilitation: Strong public speaking skills for delivering huddles, drop-in sessions, and training webinars.
• Data-Driven Insights: Skilled in analysing safety data and other insights to create compelling narratives that drive meaningful engagement and informed decision-making.

What you’ll experience

• Hybrid Flexibility: Blend in-store, office and work-from-home opportunities for a balanced work week, with minimum 3 days in office (Norwest).
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave - eligible from the first day of employment

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

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.