Safety, Health & Environment
- Ensure safety is a first agenda item for all meetings
- Ensure all incidents reported within 1 hour
- Ensure all appropriate actions are taken to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Policy, health and safety procedures and legislative requirements
- Monitor and supervise the environment, health and safety through formal participation in Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control Planning, workplace inspections, pre-purchase evaluations etc and informally through work site visits and discussions with staff
- Review all LTI, MTI, MVA accidents/incidents and corrective action reports
- Review any health, work environment and safety related reports and take appropriate action also initiate actions to improve health and safety
- Communicate regularly on relevant OH&S matters and review the health and safety performance of direct reports
- Ensure all employees/contractors are inducted and receive regular training required to perform their job safely
- Allocate adequate time and resources for the Health and Safety program to be established
- Maintain Environment , Health and Safety documentation and records in accordance with the client company's Safety System requirements
Process
- Develops and recommends improvements to warehouse & distribution systems, processes and practices, including new technology support, which will improve operational efficiency and productivity in particular safety, environment and quality
- Contributes to achieving the strategic business plan for the FMCG Stream by aligning operations objectives and outcomes with those of the Stream
- Ensure all processes and activities comply with the law and company regulations
Customer
- Establishes, maintains and enhances positive relationships with customer as measured by customer feedback and surveys
- Supports the activities of Warehouse and Transport Managers at all sites to ensure service delivery standards and customer expectations are met as measured by KPI
Requirements
- At least 5 YoE as Distribution Center Manager or similar roles
- Detailed knowledge of logistics management, gained through at least five years of operational experience
- A knowledge of environmental issues
- Well developed customer service skills and focus
- Ability to communicate effectively across a range of organizational levels, from senior managers to warehouse operatives and drivers
- An understanding of the relevant union and general industrial/employee relations
- An understanding of basic financial planning, accounting and reporting practices
- Sound written communication and report preparation skills
- Understanding of basic computing applications, including word processing and spreadsheets
- Effective time management skills
- Experience in managing multi-site operations
