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WHS Manager

AT Diageo
Diageo

WHS Manager

Sydney, Australia

While the name Diageo may be unfamiliar to you, our brands have most likely been with you while you create unforgettable moments of connection and celebration. Imagine crafting the future some of the most well-loved spirits brands across the world, including Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Bundaberg Rum and building possibilities within growing brands such as Don Julio, Ciroc, Reeftip and Aviation Gin. By joining Diageo Australia, you will inspire an exceptional team around you, with offices and teams working from 8 locations across Australia, to build incredible performance and unleash your own potential.

What will your role be?

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo's 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It's an intricate and sophisticated operation that's the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

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Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We're committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we'll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

This role will ensure compliance to internal and external HSE requirements and implement programs, policies and procedure in line with risk management and change management and Capex Safety Policy processes.

The role will work with all levels of stakeholders and influence cultural change across the organisation.

The role is responsible for the Huntingwood site, head office and National Field Sales teams and offices. The role is based within a team comprised of a number of experts in their field. The team is based in Huntingwood, Sydney and Bundaberg QLD.

This position is a maternity leave 12-month FTC with a view for extension.

What does this role look like for you?
  • Development of an HSEMS, including consultation, implementation and review.
  • Ensuring compliance to NSW state WHS/Environmental legislation and acts. and compliance with corporate standards, aims and objectives. Liaise with 3rd parties, customers and key stakeholders to ensure business needs are met. Support other Diageo businesses such as Bundaberg Distillery as required.
  • Participating in site workplace safety activities and facilitating a best practice approach to HSEMS, HSE risk assessments and HSE Training Content.
  • Lead investigations of high/moderate risk incidents/occurrences in cooperation with other business partners or individually.
  • Lead Capex projects safety as the Diageo Global Engineering Safety Policy

What will you bring to the table?
  • Certificate IV / Diploma or Degree in WHS
  • Allied Health Professional (or similar) - Return to Work credentials
  • 5 years experience in health and safety, ideally in manufacturing, transport or logistics. Work in hazardous areas desirable.
  • Sound understanding of Safety Management Systems and risk management frameworks
  • 5 Years experience in a national Injury Management role


What are the benefits?

We are an organisation that creates products that are part of celebrations, and our culture reflects this. At Diageo, you will have the ability to work flexibly to ensure you can unlock your own potential through creating bold plans and executing your vision.

You will also be rewarded through competitive salary and monetary benefits including bonus, flexible leave entitlements and product allowance as well as being supported via non-monetary benefits including an industry leading parental leave policy, volunteering days and workplace giving, and subscriptions to mental health and fitness platforms.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity:

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.

At Diageo, we pride ourselves on our fast paced, bold and agile culture. In order to ensure we're supporting the performance ambitions of our team, applications for this role will close 24th January 2025.

Client-provided location(s): Sydney NSW, Australia
Job ID: Diageo-JR1107930
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Pension
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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