Health and Safety Manager #3660

3 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand edenfx HSE Full time

Lead the way - strategy through to implementation
- Encourage and mentor direct reports
- Flexible working - 2 days work from home

**Competitive salary.**

**Lead the organisation to achieve Health and Safety success - experience in high-risk industries is required**

**About the company**

Our client is a well-established NZ based company with Japanese ownership. Heavily involved within the NZ forestry and wood-processing industries for the past 20+ years, they have also become important economic and cultural contributors to the local communities in which they operate.

**About the role**

Reporting to the Executive GM - Corporate Services, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic Safety Manager to support this Japanese owned business.

Travel will be required from the Auckland base to; Gisborne, Masterton and Kaitaia.

Lead the development and implementation of the Health and Safety strategy, policies and procedures to achieve the company objectives. Be the point of expertise and provider of advice at Board, Executive and Business Unit level.

**Duties**
- Deliver the strategic direction in consultation with the executive team
- Manage and mentor direct reports
- Provide expert advice on legislative changes and industry trends
- Build robust relationships, both internal and external
- Identify critical risks and proactively prioritise to ensure controls are suitable
- Collaborate with all key stakeholders, influence and mentor to ensure a great level of understanding
- Negotiate, influence, analyse, problem solve - this position has it all
- Be the driver of change - utilise great engagement and communication skillset

**Skills and experience required**:

- Tertiary qualification in a safety related discipline
- Demonstrated experience and proven health and safety success in a high-risk environment
- Strong engagement and communication skillset
- Commercially aware with an ability to develop sustainable relationships/build rapport
- Excellent written and verbal reasoning skills
- Proven strategic skillset with the ability to prioritise and provide the road map to success
- Experienced mentor to direct reports

**Benefits**
- Competitive Salary
- Medical Insurance
- Flexible working - supportive of 2 days work from home

**How to apply**

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