Health & Safety Manager - Supply Chain
About us:
We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 200 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.
We value being at the heart of our communities, like we’ve always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there’s a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.
Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.
Our values:
At Foodstuffs South Island, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.
About the role:
This is an exciting leadership opportunity reporting to the Head of Health and Safety. This role leads the health and safety team supporting our Supply Chain, which includes distribution centres in Christchurch and Dunedin and our transport business.
Being a collaborative leader and influencer is critical in this role. You will continue to deliver on our strategy, implementing improvements to better protect our team from harm and continue evolving our health and safety culture. We are looking for someone who can build strong relationships and positively engage with our leaders.
About you:
- An excellent communicator, able to build strong relationships with leaders and team members, championing our focus on health and safety throughout the supply chain.
- Extensive knowledge of health and safety risk management, supporting our leaders and teams to manage risk and ensure controls are in place and working.
- A caring leader, supporting and coaching the supply chain health and safety team.
- Experienced in health and safety, with a good understanding of the risks present in logistics, warehousing and heavy transport.
Why join us?
- Our support office and distribution centres have free carparking and an in-house café.
- We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few.
- We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, and access to online wellbeing tools.
- You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team.
- We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
- We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by social events!
How to apply:
Ready to take on the challenge? We'd love to hear from you – apply now. Applications close 11.59 pm 7 April 2025.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at centralrecruitment@foodstuffs-si.co.nz.