Group Health and Safety Advisor (WA/SA)

About Us

The JB Hi-Fi Group brings together two of Australia’s best known and most trusted retail brands, JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys.

The Group sells an extensive range of consumer electronics, whitegoods, appliances, and home entertainment at great prices combined with genuine personal service from our specialist teams. In addition to operating from over 300 stores in Australia and New Zealand and its websites, the Group also services the commercial, insurance and education sectors and offers information technology and consulting services, through its JB Hi-Fi Solutions business.

Our team is our most valuable asset and together they reflect all that is special and unique about our business. We work hard to create a work environment that celebrates teamwork, nurtures talent, encourages individuality and embraces diversity.

Benefits

• Be part of a diverse, collaborative, and supportive team who are passionate about the work we do.
• Growth mindset culture with a focus on individual skills and career development
• A flexible work environment / work from home

We can offer you a role where you'll be challenged every day to make a difference in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We can offer a competitive package, great employee discounts, and special offers across JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys, paid parental leave, and novated leasing.

The Role

The Health & Safety Advisor provides effective safety and risk management support across the JB Hi-Fi Group to achieve a proactive safety management system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the 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
• Drive store team engagement with safety activities and projects and achievement of key safety objectives
• Manage all identified safety incidents and hazards across designated business areas and implement appropriate controls that ensure 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
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of legislative requirements and industry standards and provide advice and information to key stakeholders on any relevant changes or updates
• Establish and maintain professional and effective working relationship with all key stakeholders
• Drive continuous performance improvement through risk identification and management across designated areas
• Participate in ad hoc projects as required

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualifications in Work Health & Safety or a related business discipline 
• At least 1 year experience in a role with key health and safety responsibilities
• Risk Management experience including safety risk assessments and making recommendations to control risks
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Work Health and Safety Act, Work Health and Safety Regulations and relevant governing bodies. 
• Experience in Incident Investigation and formulating corrective actions

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!

Applications close: 01 Dec 2024 W. Australia Standard Time