Safety Coordinator

QJumpers Recruitment Services; Otago; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Relocation support

Employer superannuation

Onsite parking

Harbour views

Wellness programs

Uniform provided

Nespresso on site

Job summary

Port Otago Group is seeking a Safety Coordinator to join the People & Safety team at the award-winning Port Chalmers head office. You will help maintain safety systems and processes across operations from container terminals to marine activities, ensuring the safety of people and assets.

You will moderate incidents, coordinate safety actions, and assist with audits, inspections and reporting while building strong relationships across marine, maintenance and office teams.

Qualifications

• Health & safety experience or Health & Safety Representative background.
• Strong communication skills across all levels.
• Sound judgement with practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.
• Strong organisational and computer skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Moderate incident reports and critical control checks; support investigations.
• Track and close out safety actions.
• Undertake inspections, audits and VSL activities; support HSR inspection programme.
• Complete contractor and PCBU pre-qualification assessments.
• Prepare Health & Safety and Runaka meeting packs and take minutes.
• Support safe systems of work (JSAs and Permit to Work) and our Safety Management System.
• Support the team with reporting, SharePoint, SOPs and improvement projects.

Education

New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 3 or Level 4)

Job description

Office and Administrative Support Worker

Port Otago Group’s business comprises a regional container terminal, bulk port activities, cruise and property investment and development. We service South Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, working with customers to streamline their supply chains. Our culture is hands‑on, safety focused and encourages continuous improvement.

Our diverse portfolio means there is always something on the go and as a business we are collaborative, fast‑paced and always open.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Safety Coordinator to join our People & Safety team on a permanent full‑time basis in our award‑winning Head Office in beautiful Port Chalmers. From container and bulk operations to cruise ships and marine activity, meaning no two days are the same. You’ll play a key support role in keeping our safety systems, processes and people on track

Key responsibilities include:

• Moderating incident reports and critical control checks, and supporting investigations
• Tracking and closing out safety actions
• Undertaking inspections, audits and Visible Safety Leadership (VSL) activities, and supporting our Health & Safety Representative (HSR) inspection programme
• Completing contractor and PCBU pre‑qualification assessments
• Preparing Health & Safety and Runaka meeting packs and taking minutes
• Supporting safe systems of work (JSAs and Permit to Work) and use of our Safety Management System
• Supporting the team with reporting, SharePoint, SOPs and improvement projects

About you

You’ll be a highly organised, approachable team player who takes pride in getting the details right and enjoys juggling a variety of tasks. You’ll build strong relationships across the Port – from marine crews, machinery operators and maintenance teams through to office‑based teams and management.

To be successful in this position you will also:

• Have some health and safety experience, such as being a Health & Safety Representative or an administrator in an operational environment where safety was part of your role
• Ideally hold the New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 3 or Level 4)
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport at all levels
• Bring sound judgement and a practical, solutions-focused approach
• Be able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
• Have strong organisational and computer skills, with great attention to detail

What’s in it for you?

In return, you can look forward to working for a successful company which prides itself on continually striving to improve performance; this enables our people to contribute in a way that makes a difference, and for us to appropriately reward our people for their contributions.

You will also be entitled to comprehensive health insurance cover for you, your partner, and any dependent children, as well as a 7% employer superannuation contribution.

We also offer a raft of other benefits including but not limited to, free onsite parking, amazing Otago Harbour views from your desk, fruit boxes delivered weekly to our break areas, Nespresso machines onsite for your daily coffee fix, full uniform provided, and various wellness initiatives throughout the year.

A contribution towards relocation costs to Dunedin is also on offer for our successful candidate if you are relocating from outside of Dunedin.

Heads up:

• This is typically a Monday to Friday position, but as the Port operates 24/7, some flexibility is occasionally required
• A full clean NZ Drivers licence is essential
• You must be able to pass Ministry of Justice, ACC checks and a medical which includes a drug and alcohol test as part of our recruitment process
• We complete random drug and alcohol testing

Applications close: 5pm, Monday 2 November 2026.