Health & Safety Co-ordinator

Richmond, New Zealand

Reference: 6579521

Are you passionate about contributing to a safe and secure work environment?
Do you have a good understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015?
Sound like you?

Who are you?

You will have a real passion for workplace health and safety and possess a good working knowledge of health and safety legislation. Ideally, you'll have held a similar position previously, have solid experience with health and safety systems, processes and databases. It goes without saying that you'll have excellent communication and a high level of digital capability especially with Microsoft 365 and database applications.

With your can do approach and customer service ethos you'll be supporting your colleagues to understand and manage their health and safety responsibilities, which in turn creates a safer workplace for everyone.

What's in it for you?

Our benefits package is unique - you customise it to your preferences to include a combination of extra leave, cash payout and additional contributions.
Supportive work environment that includes health insurance, flexible/hybrid work options, free parking and a day off on your birthday!
We are passionate about what we do and full of people who want to make a positive difference to the Tasman Community.

You will be rewarded with a salary between $66K + 73K + 6.2% benefits, based on skills and experience.

Applications Close: 08 May 2024

What to expect after you apply

Once the vacancy closes you'll be contacted within 7 days as to whether or not your application has been successful. If you've been shortlisted for an interview, you'll be contacted by one of the People & Wellbeing team to arrange a time to come in and meet with some of the team.

We typically only do one interview, however depending on the seniority of the role or the role itself, we sometimes require two interviews. For mid-senior level and team leader/manager roles, you may also be required to undertake psychometric testing.

In your interview, there will be a member of the People & Wellbeing team, the Hiring Manager and either their Manager or one of the senior member's of their team. Our interview questions are predominantly behavioural and skills-based.

Summer Student Internships

Every year we employ a number of Summer Students across the Council to work for a period of 12-16 weeks over the summer months (mid-November to February). This is a great opportunity to gain work experience in your field of study. Recruitment begins in mid June. All applications must be submitted online via our Vacancies page between mid June and 31 July each year.

We typically have vacancies in Engineering, Environmental Policy, Environmental Information (Hydrology, Resource Science and Biosecurity), Information Services and Regulatory (Compliance Monitoring and Harbourmaster).

If you're an Engineering student interested in a Rivers Engineering career/Summer Student position, check out this website for more information - Careers | Resilient River Communities - Careers | Resilient River Communities (resilientrivers.nz).