Safety and Quality Lead

Traka Group; Lower Hutt; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Pacific Doors in Lower Hutt, NZ, seeks an experienced Safety & Quality Lead to drive health, safety and quality strategy across three sites. You will partner with site leaders to strengthen safety accountability, simplify systems, investigate incidents, and drive corrective actions while managing compliance and reporting.

The role requires WHS expertise, transformational leadership, and a track record in quality programs (ISO9001 or similar) within manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Experience leading health and safety and quality transformation in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing training, licences and competency programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Health, Safety and Quality strategy and transformation roadmap across the Door Group in New Zealand.
• Partner with operational leaders to strengthen safety leadership and accountability.
• Oversee safety audits, compliance frameworks and regulatory engagement.
• Coordinate training, licences and competency management.
• Prepare monthly safety and quality reports for senior leadership.

Skills

Safety leadership

Incident investigation

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence senior leaders

Education

Tertiary qualification in Health, Safety or Quality

Job description

# Safety and Quality Lead**Lead Safety. Drive Change. Protect What Matters.**At ASSA ABLOY Pacific Doors, we're transforming how health and safety is embedded across our business. We're looking for an experienced and influential safety and quality leader to drive our next phase of growth, accountability and operational excellence our 3 sites in New Zealand.Reporting to the Operations Manager, this pivotal leadership role will shape and execute our Health & Safety strategy, partner with leaders across the business, strengthen our safety culture and ensure effective risk management across our manufacturing operations.**What You'll Do*** Lead the Health, Safety and Quality strategy and transformation roadmap across the Door Group in New Zealand.* Partner with operational leaders to strengthen safety leadership and accountability.* Simplify and enhance safety systems, governance and reporting.* Lead incident investigations and drive effective corrective actions.* Oversee workers' compensation and return-to-work programs to improve employee recovery and business outcomes.* Ensure compliance with Workplace Health and Safety legislation, regulatory requirements, and company standards.* Manage safety audits, compliance frameworks and regulatory engagement.* Oversee technician licensing, competency and compliance management to ensure workforce readiness and regulatory compliance.* Proactively drive the continuous improvement of safety and quality policies, procedures, systems, and practices across the business.* Improve standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and work collaboratively with employees to ensure safe and effective work practices are established and maintained.* Identify capability requirements and develop tools, resources and programmes that enhance safety and quality knowledge, skills and performance.* Build capability across the organisation through coaching, consultation and practical guidance.**Training and Compliance*** Coordinate, oversee and maintain accurate records of employee training and certification, including forklift licences, first aid qualifications, emergency warden training and standard operating procedure competency.* Monitor training requirements and ensure licences, certifications and competencies remain current* Maintain accurate and complete safety, quality and manufacturing records to support compliance, accountability and product traceability.* Liaise with relevant external agencies, regulators, auditors and other bodies on safety and quality matters.* Prepare accurate monthly safety and quality reports and present to senior leadership.* Monitor safety and quality performance, identify trends and communicate key findings, risks and improvement opportunities.* Undertake duties that contribute to the safe, efficient and effective operation of the business environment.**What You'll Bring*** Previous Health & Safety experience in manufacturing or multi-site operational environment.* Relevant tertiary qualifications in Health, Safety, Quality or a related discipline.* Demonstrated experience leading safety transformation and organisational change.* Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.* Experience overseeing workforce compliance programs, licences, competencies and training requirements.* The ability to influence senior leaders and drive operational ownership of safety.* Experience in quality management such as ISO9001 or similar is advantageous.**We are the ASSA ABLOY Group**Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.Application due2026-11-09FunctionProduction & Skilled TradesExperience levelAssociateOffice presenceOnsiteLocationLower Hutt, New Zealand