HSE Business Partner| Commercial & Supply Chain

About Us: 

At Tip Top Bakeries our value of Safe is of paramount importance and is one of our core Values. We are Australasia’s leading brand of quality bread and bakery products, producing a diverse range of wholesome bread, muffins, crumpets and bakery snacks as well as pies in NZ.

We supply leading service restaurants and the commercial food service channel. Our iconic brands include Tip Top, Tip Top The One, Bürgen, Golden and Abbott’s Village Bakery in Australia, and Tip Top Bakery SuperSoft, Big Ben, Dad’s Pies and Ploughman’s Bakery in New Zealand. Tip Top Bakeries is a division of George Weston Foods (GWF).

At Tip Top Bakeries, we are committed to creating a safe and sustainable work environment. We believe that our people are our greatest asset, and we are dedicated to their well-being. Join us in making a difference!

About the Role

Do you have a knack for coaching leaders and leading the way for cultural excellence in health, safety and the environment?  We’re looking for a passionate and experienced HSE Business Partner to join our team and lead the health, safety and environmental agenda across our Commercial and Supply Chain portfolios. This is a key role in shaping a proactive safety culture and driving continuous improvement across our operations.

As the HSE Business Partner, you’ll work closely with leaders across the business to coach, influence and embed best-practice HSE systems and behaviours. You’ll be a trusted advisor, providing technical expertise and strategic guidance to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and support our people to be safe and well – every day.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and Inspire: Coach business leaders to proactively manage safety and demonstrate inclusive leadership.
• Ensure Compliance: Champion compliance with HSE and Workers Compensation Acts, legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and standards.
• Drive Safety Programmes: Implement the Safety for Everyone Everyday programme and support the Tip Top Steps to Zero initiatives.
• Foster Safety Culture: Move safety culture towards interdependence on the Bradley Curve through coaching and leadership.
• Manage Risk: Provide direction in managing risk and support teams in developing risk management plans.
• Conduct Audits: Lead self-assessments and audits, and coach leaders to achieve HSE audit performance objectives.
• Support Injury Management: Oversee injury management programmes and support workers compensation and return to work (RTW) plans.
• Analyse Data: Monitor, analyse, and report on injury and incident data to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate: Build long-term relationships with the site leadership team and co-create site-related HSE documentation.
• Reduce Environmental Impact: Provide guidance to site teams to actively reduce environmental impact and ensure site environmental plans are up to date.
  

What You’ll Bring

• Qualifications: A Diploma in Health & Safety (required); additional qualifications in Environmental Management or Training & Assessment are a plus
• Experience: 3–5 years’ experience in a similar HSE role, ideally within FMCG, manufacturing or logistics
• Business Partnering: Understand commercial drivers and enable others to succeed
• Change Management: Ability to engage people in positive change
• Knowledge: Strong knowledge of NZ HSE legislation and risk management frameworks
• Leadership: Proven ability to coach and influence leaders at all levels
• Communication: Excellent facilitation, communication and analytical skills
• Collaboration: A collaborative, values-led approach with a passion for making a difference

Why Join Us?

At GWF we live and breathe our four values, SAFE, COURAGEOUS, TRUSTING & COLLABORATIVE. As a diverse business with a proud heritage, we offer a broad range of career opportunities, where we challenge and support our people “To act like owners of the business”.

• Competitive salary and annual incentive
• Flexibility to work from home
• Opportunities for development and growth
• Supportive environment where we live our values and encourage inclusivity & diversity
• Long service benefits and generous parental leave support
• Product allowance
• Free on-site car parking
• Benefits and Discounts through our Golden Moments Platform
• Access to an extensive range of internal training and development programs
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
  

Ready to rise to the challenge?

How to Apply: If you are passionate about health, safety, and the environment and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you! APPLY NOW!

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via email to recruitmentnz@gwf.com.au

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which includes drug & alcohol testing and a criminal record check.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries.