The Warehouse Group looks after some of Aotearoa’s most famous and beloved retail brands, including The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7, and TheMarket. They stay famous and beloved because we’re always working to deliver relevant and exciting customer (and employee) experiences to New Zealanders, including a growing focus on doing good for the community and keeping sustainability top of mind in everything we do.  

With 250 sites, 11000 team members and 80% of New Zealanders shopping at our four store brands, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Torpedo7 and Noel Leeming, we have a big health & safety responsibility.  The safety of our team members, contractors and customer’s is paramount.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Health, Safety & Wellbeing Business Partner to come on board and work across a major part of our Logistics network to help support and drive our Health, Safety & Wellbeing initiatives.

Reporting into the Chapter Lead – Health, Safety & Wellbeing, your day-to-day will see you partnering with People Managers across the Logistics and Distributions centres in South Auckland to ensure on the ground support.

Drawing on your toolkit of skills and experience you will:

• Offer sound HSW advice & coaching to all stakeholders and people leaders
• Work ‘hands on’ to advise on all areas of HSW, including areas such as HSW compliance, critical risk management, hazardous substances management, injury management etc.
• Complete site assurance reviews as per the annual plan and support the business units to complete actions arising from these reviews
• Complete investigations for incidents with actual or potential for significant harm, within the agreed time frames, ensuring all required information is obtained and communicated with corrective actions put in place to prevent reoccurrences
• Ensure key controls for critical risks are implemented and being practiced within each applicable site

To succeed in this busy role, you will be a passionate, people’s person, who builds relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, with ease. You will be confident in holding others accountable, whilst demonstrating empathy.

Also on our wish list:

• 5+ years Health and Safety industry experience in warehousing of distribution centres
• Having a Diploma in OHS or NEBOSH Equivalent, is advantageous but not essential
• Experience in critical risk management
• Solid experience in assurance reviews or HSW Auditing
• Having multi-site experience, this is fundamental to the role
• Strong communication skills and ability to convey complex ideas
• Driven and result - oriented “doer”

Aside from tools of the trade, we offer a dynamic, supportive team environment within a business that cares about and recognises individuals. When you join us, we offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career which include:

• Discounts across most of our brands
• Paid birthday day off
• Free parking at our Northshore Support office
• Flexible working arrangements with up to 2 days working from home per week
• 26 weeks paid parental leave
• A range of wellbeing support 

The scope and profile this role offers is a rare find.  We want someone who isn’t afraid to innovate, drive change and raise the bar.  So, if you're keen then apply now and let’s talk!