Safety & Wellbeing Specialist (Fixed-Term)

Foodstuffs; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Birthday leave

Learning programmes

Flu vaccinations

Tribes groups

Job summary

Foodstuffs seeks a Safety & Wellbeing Specialist to shape a proactive safety culture across our Distribution Centre. You will support strategic initiatives, coach teams, and drive improvements in health, safety and wellbeing.

You’ll lead audits, investigations and training, collaborating with stakeholders to embed best-practice safety processes throughout the supply chain. This 6-month fixed-term role runs Monday to Friday with a shift pattern to support peak periods and requires strong

Qualifications

• Strong safety software systems and process knowledge.
• Experience with SOP development and risk assessments.
• Experience working in a complex supply chain (preferred).
• Relationship building and strategic decision-making skills.
• Strong organisational skills to manage priorities and data inputs.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of FSNI’s Safety and Wellbeing strategy within the DC.
• Lead audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Training Coordinators on staff training.
• Coach DC teams and leaders on hazard management and safety systems.
• Drive safety training initiatives and wellbeing services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to embed best-practice safety processes.
• Monitor and report safety, wellbeing and injury metrics.
• Contribute to safety committees and foster a safety culture.

Skills

Safety systems

Incident reporting

Job description

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-Maui, 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, we move more than 97.8 million cartons a year, covering 19 million kilometres — that’s nearly 24 round trips to the moon!

Te Tūranga – About the role

As a Safety & Wellbeing Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping a proactive safety culture across our Distribution Centre. You'll support strategic initiatives, coach teams, and help drive continuous improvement in health, safety, and wellbeing. You’ll also:

• Support the delivery of FSNI’s Safety and Wellbeing strategy and annual tactical plans within the DC.
• Lead and assist with audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions to maintain compliance and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Training Coordinators and contribute towards training for new and existing staff
• Coach and mentor DC teams and leaders on hazard management, incident reporting, and safety systems.
• Drive safety-related training initiatives and wellbeing services for team members across all sites
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to embed best-practice safety processes and systems.
• Monitor and report on key safety, wellbeing, and injury management metrics to inform decision-making.
• Actively contribute to safety committees and foster a positive, engaged safety culture throughout the supply chain.

This role is a 6-month fixed-term opportunity to support our teams through one of the busiest times of the year! The roster for this role is Monday to Friday 2pm to 10:30pm

Ngā painga - What we offer

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

• 5% discount at our retail stores
• A day off on your birthday
• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

He kōrero mōu - About you

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Strong safety software systems and process knowledge
• Experience with SOP development and risk assessments
• Experience working in a complex supply chain network (preferred)
• Relationship building and strategic decision-making skillsStrong organisational skills in order to manage multiple priorities and complete data inputs or updates accurately and in a timely manner
• Passionate about championing a safety-first environment where everyone can thrive and go home safely.

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 and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, 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 and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.