The Opportunity

We are excited to welcome a new Health & Safety (HS) System Coordinator to our National Safety Team based in either our Head Office at Crows Nest or our Ingleburn Manufacturing site (or a mix of both sites). 

We have made incredible inroads with our Safety Systems and have spent the last 6 months rolling out HomeSafe across all our ANZ sites (based on the DoneSafe protocols) and creating a robust reporting dashboard using Power BI.

We are ready to activate and execute our next stage regarding our Safety Systems, so the person in this role will be responsible for providing Technical HS System support to the HS Team and broader RPF business for the implementation, improvement and sustainability of the Group HS Strategic Plan.

What you’ll do

• Build an overarching WHS Framework System aligned to ISO standards
• Establish and maintain efficient HS ways of working and necessary practices, procedures and processes across the business to guide all levels of staff on best practice HS management
• Review relevant legislation, codes of practice, organisational policies, Australian Standards and industry best practice to ensure RPF’s HS ways of working continuously improve
• Support the implementation of a HS audit program
• Manage HS data collection, analysis and reporting
• Ensure relevant HS information and tools are accessible and maintained in self-service channels to drive employee and manager self-sufficiency where appropriate
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with business managers and staff to promote HS ways of working and to encourage participation in the process.
• Provide advice to line managers and staff on HS ways of working.
• Facilitate discussions with diverse stakeholders in the development and review of ways of working to incorporate key HS controls.
• Support key leaders, business units and functions with HS advice.

What will help you succeed

• Be a self-starter. 
• Demonstrated ability to liaise, advise and negotiate effectively with key stakeholders including management, staff, industrial organisations and external agencies on safety issues
• Sound understanding of innovative and contemporary safety management approaches across ANZ
• Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative and contemporary safety management systems.
• Demonstrated experience in the project management and implementation of safety management IT systems
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a customer and shopper focused approach to all you do
• Strong time management skills, with ability to prioritize and manage conflicting priorities in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• Strong attention to details
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

You will bring with you the following:

• Demonstrated experience in implementing effective change management projects, particularly across multiple sites within the FMCG/Manufacturing industry. Experience in food manufacturing sites is preferred.
• Experience working across multiple sites - each of our manufacturing sites has it's own unique traits, with some of our sites looking after 'wet' manufacturing. Familiarity with working on unique manufacturing sites will hold you in good stead for this role.
• Proven ability to work with ISO 4501/1401/1801 standards when building and updating safety reporting systems
• Experience in similar HS roles in manufacturing or mass production environment
• A good sense of humour and a passion for safety!

What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real.

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference.

Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, and Love ‘Em & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re restless, creating a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to do your best work – and to make a real difference. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office, access our Pawrental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog, pet carer and compassionate leave.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave.

What’s next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include:

• An initial telephone interview followed by 2 face to face interviews
• 2 work references

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: people&culture@realpetfoodco.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles