Health and Safety Manager

edenfx HSE; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global health and safety company in New Zealand seeks a Health and Safety Lead. The role involves leading health and safety initiatives across multiple sites, providing trusted leadership, and engaging with executive stakeholders. Candidates must possess relevant health and safety qualifications and have a strong background in industrial settings. This is a permanent position with no sponsorship opportunities, requiring full, valid working rights.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior-level health and safety roles within complex industrial environments.
• Ability to effectively engage with executive level stakeholders.
• Track record of coaching and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted leadership, coaching, and hands-on guidance to site leaders.
• Lead risk management and proactive hazard reduction programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement through system development and performance analysis.

Skills

Health and Safety expertise

Leadership

Risk management

Capability development

Contractor management

Education

Relevant Health and Safety qualification

Job description

Work Visa required: All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand.

About the company
This global business is one of New Zealand’s largest employers, operating across manufacturing, supply chain and global markets. With a strong commitment to health, safety and wellbeing, the company provides an environment where leaders can make a genuine impact across people, performance and culture.

About the role
This role will lead health and safety across the multiple complex sites, reporting to the Regional Health and Safety Manager. You will have direct reports and will be responsible for coaching and developing others, strengthening systems and capability and guiding leaders to embed safety into every decision.

The role combines strategic leadership with practical delivery, ensuring proactive risk management and the uplift of health and safety performance in a complex, high-risk environment.

Duties

• Provide trusted leadership, coaching and hands-on guidance to site leaders.
• Build capability across your direct team
• Lead risk management, investigations and proactive hazard reduction programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement through system development, performance analysis and reporting.
• Collaborate regionally to share best practice and align safety programmes.

Skills and experience
To be successful, you will bring senior-level health and safety expertise with proven experience in complex, industrial environments. You will be confident engaging at executive level, while also capable of developing others and ensuring systems are practical and effective.

• Relevant Health and Safety qualification.
• Strong manufacturing or industrial health and safety leadership.
• Contractor management capability.
• Experience leading teams and coaching others to uplift capability.
• Ability to engage senior leaders, influence culture and deliver practical outcomes.

How to apply
If you meet the above criteria, we welcome your application including your CV and cover letter.

Shortlisting for this role will commence on 29 September 2025.

There are no visa/sponsorship opportunities available with this role. This is a permanent position, therefore only applicants with full, valid, permanent working rights will be considered.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.