Health & Safety Advisor

Inghams Chickens; Te Aroha; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Inghams Chickens in New Zealand seeks a Senior H&S Advisor to lead a team of Health and Safety Coordinators/Advisors across Waikato and BOP sites. You will coach teams to establish a safety culture, support risk reduction initiatives, and drive proactive training and Workers’ Compensation/Return to Work support.

The role collaborates with site leaders to meet safety objectives, deliver proactive HSE advice, and ensure compliance within our Work Health and Safety Management System across multiple

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in Health and Safety within farming/manufacturing.
• Experience in maintaining regulatory compliance in a similar environment.
• Cert IV or similar WHS qualification.
• Proven ability to drive a safety culture in high-risk settings.
• Willingness to travel to all sites; company pool car provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports and KPI information to enable informed management decisions.
• Support implementation of WHS practices and Safety for Life program.
• Identify and develop direct reports to ensure professional growth.
• Partner with site leaders on strategic Health and Safety deliverables.
• Support incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure incidents and injuries are reported; use lead/lag indicators to drive improvements.
• Oversee site audit requirements and develop Coordinators for on-site execution.

Skills

WHS knowledge

Incident investigation

Report & KPI

Leadership coaching

Education

Cert IV or similar WHS qualification

Job description

We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.

A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.

Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.

Job Description

The Opportunity

The role requires substantial travelling.

The Senior H&S Advisor role is responsible for leading a team of Health and Safety Coordinators/Advisors based across sites within the operational network - Waikato and BOP

The Senior H&S advisor will support both their team members and wider operational team to deliver the best outcomes for the safety and welfare of Inghams employees.

The Health and Safety team will provide practical HSE advice and coaching to establish and maintain a safety culture within Inghams.

This role is responsible for contributing to the implementation of our Work Health and Safety Management System to achieve risk reduction strategies, implement proactive training programs and to provide assistance with Worker’s Compensation and Return to Work functions.

The role involves working collaboratively with team members to achieve risk reduction / management, injury prevention and continual improvement.

Responsibilities include

• Prepare reports and KPI information to allow managers to make informed decisions for the business
• Supports the implementation of Inghams’ WHS practices and Safety for Life program
• Identify and support development of direct reports to ensure professional development of team members.
• Partner with site leaders on strategic Health and Safety deliverables.
• Support the investigation of incidents and workplace injuries
• Support root cause investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensures all incidents and injuries are correctly reported and utilise lead and lag indicators to inform operational leaders and to help drive improvements.
• Oversee site audit requirements and develop Coordinators to complete preparation and on site execution

You will bring to this role

• Minimum of 5 years previous experience in Health and Safety within a farming / manufacturingindustry
• Experience working within a similar environment with an understanding of maintaining compliance to regulatory requirements
• Cert IV or similar H&S Qualification
• Experience working in a high-risk environment and driving a safety culture
• Willingness to travel to all sites as required - company pool car will be provided as necessary

We’re looking for people who arecurious, caring, courageous and committed to join us. People who want to contribute their best work every single dayand continue delivering delicious food that’s... Always Good.

Please note only candidates with valid working rights for New Zealand will be considered