SHE Acquisition and Project Manager
Date: 19 Jun 2026
Location: Heatherton, VIC, AUSTRALIA
Company: Metcash
Why you’ll love this role
Join a role where you can make a real impact, shaping safety outcomes across a growing portfolio of our newly acquired businesses. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to safe and sustainable business growth while working across diverse, multi-site operations with strong visibility to senior stakeholders.
Extra reasons to join us
🌱 Grow your career: Ongoing learning and development opportunities
💙 Inclusive & supportive: Values-led workplace recognised for inclusion, mental health and pay equity
What you’ll do
- Lead SHE due diligence activities for mergers, acquisitions, and business integrations
- Assess safety risks, compliance gaps, and cultural maturity of target businesses
- Deliver structured safety onboarding programs for newly acquired operations
- Ensure alignment with Group SHE standards, governance, and reporting frameworks
- Lead and contribute to key SHE projects aligned to the Group strategy
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and act as a trusted safety advisor
What you’ll bring
- Strong experience in workplace health & safety, ideally in complex or multi-site environments
- Proven capability in risk assessments, audits, or due diligence processes
- Experience leading projects and working with multiple stakeholders
- Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing skills
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or integrations (desirable)
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in WHS, Safety Management, Engineering, or similar (desirable)
Be Part of Something Bigger
Backing local brilliance is at the heart of what we do. As Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, Metcash proudly supports independent retailers behind iconic brands such as IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Total Tools, Cellarbrations and The Bottle‑O, fuelling an unstoppable network of independents across Australia.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment process.
Please note: This role is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team – no agencies please.
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