Safety & Wellbeing Specialist

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!

With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Māui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people – our taonga – every day for being uniquely them.

Every day, thousands of customers shop in-store or online. To make it happen, our supply chain – one of New Zealand’s biggest – keeps everything moving, with over 1,000 team members working across our network.

Te Tūranga – About the role

As the Lower North Island (LNI) Safety & Wellbeing Specialist, you’ll play a key role in supporting and evolving our safety culture across our Transport and Distribution Centre network. Working closely with operational leaders, you’ll help embed safety and wellbeing into everyday business while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

You’ll also:

• Support the delivery of the Safety & Wellbeing strategy and Annual Tactical Plan across the network
• Provide guidance on incident investigations and ensure effective corrective actions are implemented
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments and maintain hazard/risk registers
• Coach and support leaders and teams to build a proactive safety culture
• Deliver safety training and monitor KPIs, reporting on performance and compliance

Ngā painga – What we offer

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:

• Free carparking – including EV charging
• Southern Cross health insurance and Foodies superannuation scheme
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, plus a 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, and long service leave
• Learning and development opportunities, flu vaccinations, and social “Tribes”

He kōrero mōu – About you

You’re a proactive and confident safety professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys influencing positive change across diverse teams. 

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• A relevant Health & Safety qualification (desirable)
• Strong knowledge of NZ health & safety legislation and ACC frameworks
• Experience in incident investigations, risk management and safety systems (e.g. ACC WSMP)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, coach and influence stakeholders
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and adapt in a dynamic environment

We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don’t meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you! 

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies. We welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, and inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require any accommodations through the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.