Metcash

Risk Manager

Metcash

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Huntingwood • Australia

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Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Lead and maintain SHE risk management components aligned to ISO standards, legislation and Metcash Critical Risks, including supporting training and awareness.
  • Manage the SHE Risk Profile, Critical Risk Mitigation Plans and key risk profiling and control management processes to drive risk reduction.
  • Support continuous improvement and execution of the Psychological Risk Standard and related assessments.
  • Drive a strong risk control culture by delivering strategies and initiatives that reduce incidents and improve safety outcomes.
  • Align SHE and Group Risk & Compliance frameworks through close collaboration.
  • Develop easy to use risk management tools and documents while building strong stakeholder relationships and contributing to a high performing SHE team.

Requirements

  • Around 8 years’ experience in safety or risk roles, including leadership experience.
  • Strong senior leadership capability, presence, and role model behaviour.
  • Proven relationship building and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively with operational leaders to drive risk reduction.
  • Experience mentoring, coaching and developing talent within SHE or operational teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead change, drive execution, and prioritise for key outcomes within a matrix environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to balance risk, innovation and commercial needs.
  • Strong knowledge of SHE Strategy and Management Systems, including deep understanding of risk management components and psychosocial risk frameworks.
  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in Risk, Safety, Psychology or similar (with desirable certifications such as TAE, ICAM Lead Investigator, SHE Lead Auditor or Project Management).
Benefits
  • Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days, plus 1 volunteer day annually
  • Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities
  • Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave for primary carers
  • Inclusive Culture: Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion
  • Neutral Pay Gap: Gender pay gap under 5% (WGEA 2024–2025)
  • Mental Health: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia
  • Flexibility: Flex Ready and Family Friendly Workplace accredited, Hybrid working arrangements available!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
risk managementISO standardsCritical Risk Mitigation PlansPsychological Risk Standardsafety outcomesSHE StrategyManagement Systemspsychosocial risk frameworks
Soft Skills
leadershiprelationship buildinginfluencingmentoringcoachingchange managementcommunication
Certifications
TAEICAM Lead InvestigatorSHE Lead AuditorProject Management