Health & Safety Compliance Advisor

Pan Pac Forest Products Limited; Milton; Remote; NZD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Subsidised medical insurance

Free firewood

Flexible hours

Job summary

Pan Pac Otago is seeking a Health & Safety Compliance Advisor to help sustain a strong safety culture across our site. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll support teams, improve safety systems, and keep documentation practical and aligned with industry best practice.

You'll engage with leaders and HSE Representatives to investigate incidents, identify risks, promote wellbeing, and provide clear guidance on safety processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety roles, preferably in industrial or manufacturing settings.
• Qualification in health and safety or progress towards one.
• Health and Safety Representative (Level 3 or above) training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong, shared safety culture across the site.
• Champion wellbeing initiatives and employee care.
• Identify risks and implement practical safety improvements.
• Investigate incidents with leaders and HSE Representatives to prevent recurrence.
• Support the H&S Committee and keep safety top of mind.
• Provide practical guidance on safety systems, processes and documentation.
• Influence safety strategy and operations with fresh ideas and best practices.

Skills

Health & Safety

Industrial experience

Communication

Leadership

Education

Health & Safety qualification

Job description

See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.

Health & Safety Compliance Advisor

Reference: 6944041

Great safety starts with great people. Could you be one of them?

• Full-time, 35 hours per week with flexibility
• Salary + life insurance, subsidised medical insurance and free firewood
• An opportunity to shape a safer, healthier and more positive workplace

Are you someone people naturally turn to for advice, support and practical solutions?

At Pan Pac Otago, safety isn't one person's responsibility. It's something we all own. As our Health & Safety Compliance Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting and evolving the strong safety culture we've built.

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll have the freedom to shape how we do things, supporting our people, improving our systems, and helping ensure safety remains practical, relevant and embedded in the way we work..

You'll be involved in:

• Building a strong, shared safety culture through engagement across the site.
• Championing wellbeing initiatives and promoting employee care.
• Identifying risks and implementing practical safety improvements.
• Working with leaders and HSE Representatives to investigate incidents and prevent recurrence.
• Supporting the H&S Committee and keeping safety front of mind.
• Providing practical guidance on safety systems, processes and documentation.
• Influencing safety strategy and operations through fresh ideas and industry best practice.

What We're Looking For

We'd love to hear from experienced health and safety people, but we're also open to someone earlier in their journey who brings real enthusiasm, initiative and a genuine desire to learn and grow.

You could be:

• Already working in a specialist or advisory health and safety role, ideally in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Working towards, or already holding, a qualification in health and safety.
• A trained Health and Safety Representative (Level 3 or above) ready to turn your passion into a career

You’ll understand the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, or be keen to learn. Practical, proactive and comfortable in an industrial environment, you'll have strong attention to detail, build trust, communicate well and positively influence others.

Why Join Us?

You'll enjoy a supportive working environment, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact.

If you're passionate about people, practical safety and making workplaces better, we'd love to hear from you.