WHS Assistant

About this role

Who we are

Take a seat at Freedom, the home of innovation, empowerment, and opportunity. For more than 40 years, we've continued to deliver on our promise: to make beautiful things for the home available to everyone.

Our company is about our people, so honesty, transparency and recognition are at the heart of how we work. Spend your day inspired to grow, through problem-solving, collaboration and hard work. We're design-led, passionate and constantly evolving.

We want you to be part of our journey, so pull up a chair, and find out what it means to work in our Safety team.

What you'll be doing

This role is responsible for assisting with the development and communication of the Freedom safety framework, the provision of safety expertise across Freedom, WHS system development, participating in incident investigations and risk management activities and supporting injury management and return to work tasks.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Assist development and implementation of Freedom's WHS Strategy and safety management
• Manage the reporting, functionality and improvements of the Donesafe Management System
• Support the business to ensure the highest standards of safety and compliance with all WHS legislative requirements
• Manage the safety management system to ensure organisational responsiveness particularly relating to new work practices, equipment and delivery models
• Work with the business units to provide advice on risk assessments for key, organisation-wide risks and ensure implementation of required controls
• Develop, implement and monitor WHS systems, policies and procedures, including reviewing, revising and updating the WHS Policies and Procedures to comply with legislation as required

Who you are

• Minimum two years' experience in a safety advisory role
• Understanding of WHS regulations and standards across New Zealand
• Cert IV in WHS or similar
• Retail industry experience preferred
• MS Excel skills required

Perks of the job

• A Competitive Salary + Kiwi Saver 
• Limitless career growth opportunities - A development plan built around your goals and beyond. We offer access to internal and external training programs! A career with Freedom can take you anywhere.
• 25% staff discount across all Freedom products, including sales prices.
• Work in a friendly and supportive environment.
• Hybrid working arrangements

Have a voice, make an impact, and find your seat at Freedom.

Freedom to grow. Freedom to think. Freedom to be.