Safety Advisor

Mr Apple; Whakatu; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mr Apple is seeking a practical Safety Advisor to partner with orchard leaders and teams across our Hawke's Bay operations. You will build safety capability, strengthen risk management and drive meaningful health and wellbeing outcomes.

You’ll work across orchard operations, post harvest and business support, embedding proactive, risk-based approaches to safety, with a strong focus on contractor management and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Health & Safety Advisor or similar role.
• Qualified in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (level 3+).
• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety Act 2015 and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and employees to build health and safety capability.
• Support investigations into incidents and near misses.
• Identify hazards, assess risks and implement controls.
• Lead safety conversations and coach leaders across sites.
• Monitor safety performance with data and drive improvements.
• Ensure compliance with standards, SOPs and legislative requirements.
• Support contractor management, inductions, audits and verifications.
• Share safety stories and lessons learned with teams.

Skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Stakeholder management

Investigations

Coaching

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Workplace Health and Safety Practice qualification (level 3 or above)

Job description

Help create a safer workplace. Influence leaders. Make a real impact.

At Mr Apple, we're passionate about growing the best people as well as the best apples.

We are looking for a Safety Advisor who is practical, people-focused and passionate about creating safe, healthy workplaces. Someone who can build trusted relationships, influence positive change and bring health, safety and wellbeing to life across our horticulture business.

You’ll be a trusted advisor, coach and problem solver, partnering with leaders and teams to build safety capability, strengthen critical risk management and drive meaningful, sustainable safety outcomes.

With a primary focus on Orchard Operations, you will also support Post Harvest and Business Support functions and play a key role in bringing our Safety & Wellbeing Roadmap to life, helping embed a proactive, risk-based approach to health and safety across Mr Apple.

What you'll be doing:

You’ll be a trusted advisor across our sites, helping to identify risks, improve safety performance, and champion best practice throughout the business.

• Partnering with managers and employees to build health and safety capability and ownership across the business
• Supporting leaders and teams to complete robust Critical Control Verifications (CCVs) and strengthen critical risk management
• Supporting the identification, assessment and management of hazards, risks and critical controls
• Leading and facilitating investigations into incidents, near misses and workplace events in partnership with site leaders
• Turning investigation findings and operational learnings into practical improvements
• Monitoring safety performance and using data and insights to identify trends and drive continuous improvement
• Supporting compliance with company standards, SOPs, legislative requirements and industry best practice
• Supporting contractor management, inductions, audits, inspections and critical risk verification activities
• Coaching and supporting leaders to have effective safety conversations and confidently manage health and safety within their areas
• Partnering with People & Culture and Communications to share safety stories, lessons learned and positive initiatives across the business

What you'll bring:

We're looking for a safety professional who combines technical expertise with strong relationship-building skills and a genuine desire to make a difference.

You’ll have:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Health & Safety Advisor, Safety Business Partner or similar role
• A recognised qualification in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (level 3 or above) or equivalent
• Strong working knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and associated regulations
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence leaders at all levels
• Experience leading workplace investigations and implementing meaningful corrective actions
• Strong understanding of risk assessment, critical risk management and control verification principles
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews
• Excellent communication, coaching and facilitation skills
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify trends and opportunities from data
• Confidence working across multiple sites, priorities and stakeholders
• Experience within horticulture, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, food processing or other operational environments would be advantageous

Why you'll love working with us:

• A highly visible role where you can genuinely influence culture and outcomes
• Varied, hands‑on work across orchards, packhouses, cool stores and support functions
• A supportive People & Culture team that values collaboration, innovation and fresh thinking
• The chance to work for New Zealand's largest vertically integrated apple grower, backed by NZX-listed Scales Corporation

Applications close Sunday 11th October.