Safety & Wellbeing Operations Manager - Manufacturing and Specialty Business

Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter!

What’s in it for you when you’re part of our team:

• Team discount at Bunnings and other Wesfarmers brands including Kmart, Target and Officeworks to name a few

• Free standard OnePass membership

• Access to over 100+ exclusive team member benefits across health, shopping, travel and stay, wealth, work and leave

• 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender

• Fun stuff like annual festive gifts, discounted food and drinks at our Bunnings Cafe, and travelling store team member opportunities

• We’re genuinely invested in your career and no matter where you start with us, that pathway is yours to build

About the role:

As the Safety & Wellbeing Operations Manager - Manufacturing and Specialty Business, you will lead the implementation of the Safety and Wellbeing strategy and provide dedicated support across our Supply Chain, Frame & Truss sites and Specialty Business units.

You'll provide leadership, advice and technical support to continuously identify, manage and reduce risk across the business.

In this role, you will take a proactive approach to ensuring safety and wellbeing remains the highest priority by providing consistent coaching and creating and promoting practices and processes, with the aim of increasing leadership capability across the team. 

What's involved:

• Partnering with the business to provide advice, coaching and support on the execution and implementation of safety and wellbeing strategy, influencing at every level using strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Support the prioritisation of projects and tasks to support the teams with their strategy
• Support leaders and the team in investigating and managing incidents.
• Challenging the current way of doing things to simplify ways of work for the end user while proactively identifying and reducing risk
• Provide technical safety advice to the function and stakeholders to make strategic decisions with the safest outcomes.
• Support key business initiatives from a safety and wellbeing perspective, aligning to Bunnings Safety and Wellbeing strategy

Who we’re looking for:

You are a leader in the Safety field and have technical safety experience within a Manufacturing or Supply Chain setting. You will have a comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of how to interpret Health and Safety Legislation, particularly within the Manufacturing environment.

You’ll be a confident leader, being able to use your safety expertise to build strong relationships and influence key stakeholders, inspire action and behavioural change.

You’ll need:

• Significant demonstrated experience in safety & wellbeing in a complex environment
• Tertiary qualification in health and safety, injury management, or related discipline is essential
• Technical safety experience in Manufacturing or Supply Chain
• Sound working knowledge of health, safety and wellbeing management systems and legislation, including delivery of new systems within a business
• Strong planning and organisations skills and a high level of attention to detail
• ICAM training or experience utilising the ICAM methodology would be advantageous. 

Please note travel to our site locations as well as some interstate travel will be required for this role.

You’ll be part of a workplace where you’ll feel like you belong.

We love the diversity across our teams, brought together in an inclusive culture guided by our values. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in shaping a workplace that celebrates First Nations voices, perspectives, and contributions. Please note, you must be age 15 or over to apply for a role at Bunnings.

We’re all about fairness at Bunnings, and our team’s here to support you every step of the way. If you need any adjustments, just let us know - we’re here to help. If you’ve got the experience, skills, and drive to grow - but don’t quite nail every part of the job description - we still want to hear from you. For support, contact us at [email protected].

Bunnings reserves the right to close job advertisements at any time, so we encourage you to apply early. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, as we have a dedicated internal Talent Acquisition team managing all hiring processes.

About Us

Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand. We're proud to support project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry through our network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites and online.

At Bunnings, our purpose is simple: we’re here to inspire people to have a red hot go! Whether that's backing our team to grow, supporting customers to take on new projects, or helping communities make a real difference. By joining our passionate and diverse team, you will be part of a culture that encourages you to roll up your sleeves and build something great together. If you’re ready to have a go, apply today.

Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment, medical and qualification checks. If a police check search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role.