HSEQ Compliance Lead — Safety, Risk & Sustainability

WM New Zealand; Howick; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WM New Zealand is seeking a proactive HSEQ Lead to drive compliance with our health, safety, environmental, and quality systems across multiple sites. You’ll work to improve risk management practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability.

The role blends field advisory support with coordination of audits, training, and regulatory liaison, ensuring we meet legislative obligations and customer expectations. Travel across regions is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of HSEQ legislation, systems, and risk management processes.
• Experience in safety audits, investigations, and development of corrective actions.
• Excellent time management, organisational, and communication skills.
• Ability to coach, train, and influence others in best practice safety behaviours.
• Experience coordinating compliance and reporting tasks in operational or industrial settings.
• Experience within manufacturing or processing industries is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to managers and staff to ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality legislation and the company’s HSEQ Management System.
• Conduct audits, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations, ensuring corrective actions are followed through to completion.
• Develop, review, and maintain safety documentation such as SOPs, JSEAs, hazardous substances registers, and compliance records.
• Coordinate and deliver site‑based HSEQ training, toolbox talks, and committee meetings.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and third‑party auditors and act as the primary contact for workplace incidents and injury case management.
• Support the implementation of site emergency plans, business continuity plans, risk registers, and environmental management plans.
• Promote and support sustainability initiatives aligned with the company’s circular economy goals and environmental targets.
• Some travel around the regions would be required as the role will cover compliance responsibilities across multiple sites.

Skills

HSEQ compliance

Safety audits

Risk management

Communication skills

Time management

Coaching & training

Incident investigations

Manufacturing industry experience

Job description

WM New Zealand is seeking a proactive HSEQ Lead to drive compliance with our health, safety, environmental, and quality systems across multiple sites. You’ll work to improve risk management practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability.

The role blends field advisory support with coordination of audits, training, and regulatory liaison, ensuring we meet legislative obligations and customer expectations. Travel across regions is expected.