Regional HSEQ Compliance Lead – Risk & Safety

WM New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WM New Zealand is seeking a proactive HSEQ/Compliance professional to drive adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across multiple sites. You will lead audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations while developing robust documentation and training programs.

The role involves collaborating with site teams, regulatory bodies, and external auditors to ensure legislative compliance and continuous improvement.

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.

Skills

HSEQ knowledge

Safety audits

Risk management

Communication

Coaching & training

Compliance coordination

Job description

WM New Zealand is seeking a proactive HSEQ/Compliance professional to drive adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across multiple sites. You will lead audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations while developing robust documentation and training programs.

The role involves collaborating with site teams, regulatory bodies, and external auditors to ensure legislative compliance and continuous improvement.