Silver Fern Farms Ltd Looking for Health & Safety Co-ordinator at Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Full Time

About the Role
The Health & Safety Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Risk Manager in maintaining a culture of health & safety best practice at our Te Aroha site. Available on a 12 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave, this role will lead all facets of the health & safety processes including incident investigation, administration of H&S systems, training of site staff and reporting on key metrics to the site management team.
Key responsibilities:
– Promote a health and safety focused culture across site encouraging awareness and full compliance
– Identify and recommend site related risk management areas for improvement
– Facilitate post incident investigation, report writing and presentation to site management
– Coordinate, implement and communicate the H&S framework and safety improvement initiatives and processes
– Ensure that site injuries have injury management programmes in place
About You
The successful candidate will have previous experience in a Health & Safety role and can hit the ground running. They will be confident in leading all facets of Health & Safety processes, including incident investigation, administration of Health & Safety systems and reporting to site management. They will need to have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively and build relationships to drive change.
– Level 4 H&S certificate or diploma would be advantageous
– A passion for creating a healthy and safe environment for people
– Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
– Computer literacy – proficiency in the use of Microsoft (Word, Excel), databases and systems
– Ability to think on your feet, work independently and have a willingness to learn
– Proven ability in Continuous Improvement
Why work at Silver Fern Farms?
Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.
How to Apply
Click on ‘Apply’ below to submit your application. We assess applications as they are received so don’t delay. If you have any questions, please get in touch with our Talent Advisor Ashleigh on 021 224 2814.