Kylie Brown
Yarraville
Summary
Dynamic safety professional with extensive experience across 135 sites at Kmart Group, specialising in safety policy development and incident investigation. Proven track record in implementing effective training programs and conducting comprehensive risk assessments. Strong analytical skills complemented by a commitment to coaching and mentoring teams, ensuring compliance and enhancing workplace safety across multiple sites.
Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptable to shifting priorities, and consistently deliver results.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
State Safety Manager - VIC/TAS
Kmart
11.2013 - Current
- Collaborated with management to develop and implement company-wide safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Conducted root cause incident investigations to prevent future occurrences.
- Advise of changes required to process and procedures as a result of investigation outcomes
- Developed and implemented safety programs.
- Provide training and coaching to various levels within the business including State Managers, Zone Managers and all levels of management within stores.
- Inspected stores and identify risk and hazards and put corrective measures into effect.
- Conduct risk assessments on tasks, process and equipment
- Develop Traffic Management Plans for sites
- Assist with new store openings
- Develop, lead and oversee the state safety strategy in line with the national direction
- Provide strategic technical and functional expertise within safety management including risk assessments, onsite coaching to all operational teams
- Develop and execute a multi-site safety compliance inspections program.
- Analyse data and work collaboratively to ensure a nationally consistent approach to identifying and managing risk
National Safety Support Manager
Kmart
07.2008 - 11.2013
- Assisted in the implementation of the Coles Group SafetyCare System to Kmart stores nationally
- Implemented the early intervention InjuryCARE program to Kmart
- Reported on safety performance to senior leaders and provided safety and injury information for board reporting.
- Prepared evidence for national desk top self insurance audits and prepare sites for
Loss Prevention Manager
Kmart
09.1994 - 07.2008
- Analyzed data from various sources to identify patterns, trends, and areas of concern related to shrinkage including internal and external theft
- Established strong relationships with local law enforcement agencies, improving communication and collaborative efforts to prevent retail crime.
- Enhanced employee awareness of loss prevention practices by conducting regular training sessions.
- Implement and support risk reduction programs within stores.
- Conduct internal audits on stores in relation to shrink reduction programs.
- Collaborated with store management to create effective action plans for addressing identified vulnerabilities.
- Conduct investigations in relation to internal and external theft.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Phillip Institute
Melbourne, VICNo Degree - WHS
SAI Global
Melbourne, VICSkills
- Safety policy and procedure development and implementation
- Hazard identification and risk assessment
- Incident investigation
- Developing and implementing training programs
- Traffic management planning
- Compliance and safety auditing
- Data analysis
- Strategic development and implementation
- Coaching and mentoring
- Regulations and compliance
- Confined space entry
- Manual handling
- Emergency response plans
National 'Take Care' finalist 2022 and 2023
One of four national finalist for one of the Kmart Group values of 'Take Care'. The 2022 nomination was for the management of COVID protocols across the VIC/TAS stores and 2023 was for continual reduction in TRIFR across the state for the previous 3 FY reporting the lowest TRIFR ever of 5.41.
Timeline
State Safety Manager - VIC/TAS
Kmart
11.2013 - Current
National Safety Support Manager
Kmart
07.2008 - 11.2013
Loss Prevention Manager
Kmart
09.1994 - 07.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Phillip Institute
No Degree - WHS
SAI Global
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