Health & Safety Advisor (WA/SA/NT)

Reporting to the Health and Safety Team Lead, the Health and Safety Advisor will provide effective safety and risk management support across the organisation to achieve a proactive safety management system.

This role is based in WA and is a field role spending 3-4 days of the week visiting stores. This role will have the flexibility to work from stores and home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the development and implementation of relevant and effective policies, procedures and strategies that reduce safety risks, reduce financial impacts, ensure compliance and demonstrate continuous improvement of safety results
• Contribute to development and facilitation of information, training and coaching to increase skills, knowledge and awareness of legislation and obligations for key stakeholders
• Provide advice and coaching on workplace health and safety and partnering with operational teams to identify hazards and implement effective controls.
• Lead incident investigations for incidents and injuries, driving meaningful corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Conduct workplace inspections and safety observations across business sites.
• Drive engagement with store teams across multiple sites to ensure compliance with safety activities and projects and achievement of key safety objectives
• Establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships with all key stakeholders
• Monitor safety performance and manage all safety incidents and hazards across designated business areas.
• Take proactive steps to identify risks, prevent incidents and implement appropriate control that ensures legislative compliance.
• Provide required data and statistics for monthly safety reporting
• Work collaboratively with the Safety Coordinator to ensure safety standards, risk assessments, audits, training, incident investigations and corrective actions are compliant with each state’s legislative requirements
• Participate in ad hoc projects as required

• Tertiary or working towards qualifications in Work Health & Safety or a related business discipline (desirable)
• At least 1 year experience in a role with key health and safety responsibilities
• Proven ability to influence leaders and engage teams to take ownership of safety and embed into operations.
• Ability to operate effectively both collaboratively and autonomously, building strong working relationships while managing priorities in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Risk Management experience including safety risk assessments and making recommendations to control risks
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Occupational Healthy Safety Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and relevant governing bodies
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with experience with incident investigations, identifying underlying causes, and developing practical solutions that reduce risk, improve operational effectiveness, and strengthen safety outcomes.
• Retail experience desirable

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity with us, please click apply and upload your CV. All applications are strictly confidential.

JB Hi-Fi Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a work environment that promotes diversity and inclusion. If this opportunity excites you (even if you feel that you don’t meet 100% of the criteria) – please don’t hesitate to apply!