Safety & Wellbeing Business Partner

Full job description
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

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

At Bunnings, our vision for the Safety & Wellbeing of our team is that everyone goes home safe. Beyond that, it’s about doing your part to create the space where our team can be at their best, both physically and psychologically each and every day.

Our Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner actively supports the business to promote safety & wellbeing in an effort to reduce risks and prevent injuries. This role will see you use your expert knowledge to provide advice, coaching, influence and direction to leaders and team members.

What's Involved:

Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, to help influence, promote and build a strong safety culture in line with business objectives

Inspire, coach and empower leaders and teams to deliver strategic and tactical safety priorities at pace, including investigations, safety advice and training

Lead serious incident investigations and develop high quality reporting which enable’s the business to learn and improve.

Identify issues and trends as the basis for proactive site visits and observations, providing feedback on identified hazards and unsafe behaviours

Provide expert guidance on health, safety, and wellbeing, with a focus on injury prevention, critical risk management, and effective incident and injury response across operational activities.

Contribute to the development of programs, projects and training to lift safety engagement and action across the business

Participate in analysis and reporting on regional safety performance, site results, emerging trends and injury hotspots

Support and coach sites and leaders on the incident investigation process and empower leaders to take control of these investigations

Who we’re looking for:

Bringing your strong relationship and stakeholder engagement skills you will be highly skilled at liaising with all levels of the organisation, building trusted relationships and understanding stakeholder needs.

You'll need:

Technical safety expertise to analyse and investigate safety incidents, issues, trends, assess risk and communicate with regulators

Previous experience in retail environment desirable

Tertiary qualification in health and safety, injury management or related discipline

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, particularly the ability to lead, influence and inspire proactive action and change

Solid understanding of health & safety legislation, compliance obligations and ability to follow policies, procedures and systems

Engaging and communicative style which inspires action and empowers teams to own safety

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

Bunnings strives to ensure everyone is treated fairly and our team are committed to supporting you at any stage of your recruitment journey. Be sure to let us know if you require an adjustment and we can provide the most appropriate support for you. If you have the experience, skills and a passion to grow but don't necessarily nail every single point in the job description, please still apply. Contact us at jobs@bunnings.co.nz and a member of the team will be in touch.

About Us

Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand. We’re a major supplier to project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry operating from a network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites and online.

By joining our passionate and diverse team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, develop, have fun and make a positive difference – to our customers and the communities where we live and work. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and build something great together, apply today.

Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment 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.