At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive safety, health, and environmental improvements across Metcash's Food & Liquor operations.
- Company: Join Metcash, Australia's leading wholesale distribution company with a focus on community support.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexibility, career growth opportunities, and a supportive, inclusive workplace.
- Other info: Be part of a values-led organisation committed to inclusion and mental health.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on safety culture while collaborating with passionate leaders.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in SHE and 5+ years' experience in a relevant role.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
Why You’ll Love This Role
Make a meaningful impact on safety, health and environmental outcomes across Metcash’s Food & Liquor operations in SA, NT and Tasmania, including our DCs and retail sites.
You’ll partner with operational and site leaders to strengthen SHE culture, improve governance and compliance, manage critical risks and help deliver safer workplaces.
It’s a highly collaborative role where you’ll combine practical SHE expertise with coaching, influence and strong stakeholder relationships to turn strategy into action
Extra reasons to join us
Flexibility & balance: Family Friendly accredited employer, with additional leave benefits available.
Grow your career: Plenty of learning and development to help you keep growing.
Inclusive & supportive: A values-led workplace recognised for inclusion, mental health and pay equity.
Your role with Metcash
- Partner with Food & Liquor leaders across SA, NT and Tasmania to strengthen SHE culture, performance and compliance.
- Coach leaders on critical risks, incident and injury management, control verification and broader SHE matters.
- Support effective implementation and continuous improvement of the Metcash SHE Management System, site plans and documentation.
- Lead risk management activities, including assessments, inspections, hazard management and critical control verification.
- Monitor incidents and injury trends, support investigations and share learnings to drive continuous improvement.
- Support SHE audits, improvement plans, training, emergency response planning and due diligence activities.
- What You’ll Bring
- Tertiary qualifications in Safety, Health & Environment or a related discipline.
- 5+ years’ experience in a SHE support role, ideally within logistics, warehouse or retail environments.
- Strong knowledge of Australian SHE legislation, including heavy vehicle and Chain of Responsibility requirements.
- ICAM investigation training/certification and the ability to build safety capability with operational leaders.
- Strong communication, influencing, relationship-building and analytical skills.
- A proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach, with strong organisation and decision-making skills;
- Part of something bigger
Backing local brilliance is at the heart of what we do.
As Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, Metcash proudly supports independent retailers behind iconic brands such as IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Total Tools, Cellarbrations and The Bottle O, fuelling an unstoppable network of independents across Australia.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment process.
Please note: This role is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team – no agencies please.
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SHE Manager in Adelaide employer: Metcash
At Metcash, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that combines the heart of a small business with the strength of a large corporation. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programs and a culture that values flexibility, inclusivity, and well-being, including extra leave and gender-neutral parental leave. Join us in making a meaningful impact on independent businesses and local communities while thriving in a supportive and dynamic work environment.
