Key member of the Site Leadership Team and wider HSW communityExposure to operations, projects and global HSW strategyResponsibility for partnering across 3 plants on a complex manufacturing site Our Co-operative We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.
As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.
When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.
Fonterra Oceania is our newly formed entity that merges the Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia operations, aimed at enhancing our competitive position in the trans-Tasman dairy market. The integration of Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia builds on similarities to outperform the competition, create scale and synergies, and will strengthen our competitive edge. This role will join a team that helps to build an even stronger trans-Tasman dairy business with reach across Oceania and beyond.
About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi We are looking for a Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Manager to join our Takanini Site, that includes approximately 500 staff and 3 plants across the site with onsite supply chain. As a key member of the Site Leadership Team, you will provide ongoing safety leadership, coaching, mentoring and support to the site and key stakeholders to ensure the strategy is delivered.
Reporting to the National HSW Manager NZ, you will partner with the site manager and managers in operations and supply chain to deliver our new global health safety and wellbeing strategy filling in the local 'how' to the national and global vision.
You will lead a team of x2 site-based Health and Safety Advisors, providing hands-on leadership and coaching to the site leadership teams, deploy your part of the new global safety strategy and bring transformational change in the operations' overall Health and Safety performance. Your day to day will include building effective relationships, influencing stakeholders, challenging mindsets, evaluating risk, verifying compliance particularly of our key controls, sharing best practice, coaching and mentoring.
At Fonterra, we take Health, Safety & Wellbeing seriously and you will be part of the wider HSW community who are passionate about their work and impact they achieve. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference with exposure to operations, projects and global HSW strategy.
About you | Ko wai koe You will not only have strong technical Health and Safety knowledge but will also know how to guide and influence leaders across best possible HSW practices. You will need to be confident, engaging, and ideally have had some coaching experience under your belt. A passionate leader and relationship builder, your stakeholder management skills will be second to none, and your natural ability to manage expectations proactively will see you go far in this role.
We want to hear from you if you have:
Health and Safety management and process safety expertise, ideally within a manufacturing environmentAbility to lead, coach and mentor others with demonstrated experience in changing safety cultureStrong stakeholder engagement across all levels of the business with a consultative approach and ability to influence othersExposure to ICAM and/or equivalent Root Cause Analysis investigation techniquesA recognised formal qualification in H&S or related fieldAbility to work in a fast-paced environmentExcellent time management and communication skills.Strong practical understanding of HSWAA safety 2.0 mindset. Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location. Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.
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