Health, Safety

Reporting to the General Manager of People & Performance, and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), the HSE Business Partner works closely with the site leadership team at our Harewood bakery to support, develop and foster our safety culture. This is a part-time, permanent position, working 20 hours per week.

If you are an enthusiastic and energetic safety professional who thinks about safety differently; leads, coaches, partners with our business leaders; and want to be part of a successful team, then this will be the ideal opportunity for you

Here’s what you will do:

- Provide safety coaching and leadership to our Harewood bakery
- Provide strong collaboration capabilities to influence and implement HSE initiatives
- Be an integral part of the HSE Team working on National and ANZ projects
- Willing to be hands-on in helping our leaders develop in their safety journey
- Ensure all health & safety regulations are complied with, including hazard identification, risk management, injury management and rehabilitation systems
- Ensure regular and high levels of system integrity and auditing of HSE systems and processes
- Support and drive the overall vision and direction of the business
- Facilitate and develop training programs as required

To be successful in this role you will:

- Have great people coaching and business partnering skills
- Have strong interpersonal skills and be confident forming effective relationships and networks across all levels of an organisation
- Hold a diploma or equivalent qualification in H, S & E or related discipline
- Have sound knowledge of machine safety requirements
- Have a background and a thorough understanding of the challenges of health & safety in a commercial setting, preferably in the FMCG/Food Manufacturing
- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Be systems savvy and confidently provide the business safety system support

**What we offer**

The right applicant will live and breathe our values, act like an owner of the business and fit comfortably within our high performing culture of curiosity and growth mindset.
- Competitive salary and annual performance incentives
- Daily product allowance to take home to your whānau or to have when you’re at work
- Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate whānau
- Career growth opportunities
- Flexible working
- Community volunteering - 2 days paid leave to participate in a volunteering activity each calendar year with one aligned to GWF’s 3 charity partners and one for a registered charity of your own choice

**Who we are**

George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited ‘GWF’ is a quality and customer focused business which makes some of Australasia’s favourite foods. GWF is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers employing around 6,000 people across 40 sites.

Our baking division in New Zealand is renowned for our iconic bread brands which include Tip Top Bread, Ploughman’s, Burgen, Golden and Big Ben Pies.

As a diverse business with a proud history, we offer a broad range of career opportunities, where we challenge and support our people to ‘Be Yourself - at your best’ and where creating ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness’ is at the core of what we do. We are proud to have been recognised as the Inclusive Workplace and Supreme Winners at the 2021 Diversity Awards.

Applicants for this position will be required to undertake pre-employment screening tests. During the recruitment process you may be required to complete Security Assessment Forms that allow consent for GWF to perform a medical test and background check which may also include a criminal record check. You must legally be able to work in NZ and be fully vaccinated.