Health, Safety & Wellbeing Specialist

Bringing the best of Suntory to Oceania

By harnessing the best of Suntory from across Australia and New Zealand, Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food Oceania have created a multi-beverage powerhouse – Suntory Oceania.

Our 40 market-leading brands, including Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, Maximus, and Suntory BOSS Coffee, are powered by five distribution centres, more than 1,500 Suntorians and two local manufacturing sites. With full end-to-end control of our portfolio, we pioneer new beverage experiences, inspired by innovation and craftsmanship.

The Opportunity

An influential role in our Health, Safety & Wellness team, the role of HSW Specialist supports our Logistics operations nationally – across five distribution centres.  With a shared vision of ‘Safe and Well, Everyone, Everyday’, you will be a trusted HSW partner to our Logistics Leaders based at our Distribution Centres. Your role will see you strengthening our safety culture, driving risk management initiatives, ensuring compliance and building capability across warehousing, transport and distribution environments.

What You'll Do

Key responsibilities will include:-

• Act as the first point of contact for HSW advice & guidance across AU Logistics operations
• Coach, mentor and influence leaders and H&S representatives to build a positive safety culture
• Review contractor safety plans and provide expert guidance on contractor management
• Lead risk assessments and facilitate risk management workshops
• Identify, escalate and address areas of non-compliance
• Design, develop & deliver engaging HSW training programmes
• Support the capability development of leaders and H&S representatives
• Analyse safety data & identify opportunities for improvement

What you'll bring

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical HSW expertise with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, as well as:-

• Experience in logistics, warehousing, transport or distribution environments
• A strong understanding of Chain of Responsibility obligations
• Proven ability to coach, influence and build trusted relationships at all levels
• Experience developing HSW tools, resources and training programmes
• Demonstrated success in driving behavioural safety & cultural change
• A sound working knowledge of Australian and New Zealand health & safety legislation
• A passion for creating safer and healthier workplaces

What's in it for you?

• Grow your career – we like to promote from within and have incredible learning and development opportunities locally and around the world.
• Drive transformation and innovation in a future-fit operating model.
• Generous incentive program for all of our permanent employees.
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers.
• Birthday leave – enjoy a day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Gradual return to work to help you transition back from parental leave.
• Work in a culture that values diversity, collaboration and growth.
• Flexible working – flexible hours and hybrid working.
• We are committed to giving back to our communities, so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so.

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, or differing abilities, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.