Health & Safety Business Partner

About the role

This is an operationally focused role within the health and safety team, partnering with managers and teams to integrate health and safety into how work is planned, managed and delivered. The role has a strong focus on critical risk and assurance. You will coordinate and undertake audits, inspections and critical control verification, using the insights gained to identify improvements and work with operational teams on practical solutions. You will provide advice, coaching and systems support to build capability, strengthen decision making and enable managers to confidently meet their health and safety responsibilities. Rather than managing health and safety on behalf of operations, you will work alongside teams to understand challenges and help improve how risks are managed.

Key responsibilities

Partner with operational managers and teams to provide health and safety advice, coaching and support, building capability to manage risks effectively.

Coordinate and conduct site audits, inspections, reviews and critical control verification to confirm key controls are present, effective and understood, using findings to identify systemic issues and work with teams on practical solutions.

Facilitate risk assessments and reviews and support the identification of appropriate controls.

Support incident investigations with a focus on underlying causes, control failures, organisational learning and meaningful improvements.

Support the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of health and safety systems, policies and procedures.

Monitor relevant legislation and regulatory guidance, translating requirements into clear, workable advice for the business.

Provide health and safety input into projects and planning and engage with regulators and other PCBUs as required.

About you

Practical health and safety experience in industrial, logistics, port, high hazard or similarly complex and dynamic environments.

Experience with audits, critical risk, critical control verification, risk assessment and incident investigation.

Sound knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and how to apply it in an operational environment.

Good judgement and critical thinking, with the confidence to question and challenge constructively.

A collaborative style that builds trusted relationships, capability and operational ownership.

Strong communication and problem-solving skills and the flexibility to work across office and field environments.

A relevant health and safety qualification. Audit, investigation, emergency response and hazardous substance training is beneficial.

About us

Genera is a family-owned New Zealand business operating across Australasia. We deliver specialised biosecurity-related services, including fumigation, poultry sanitation, pest management and chemical distribution, supporting trade and environmental protection. Our work is practical and often undertaken in operational and field-based settings, including ports, warehouses, industrial sites and remote locations. We are a business that values people who are willing to think differently, challenge assumptions and focus on what actually works.

Benefits

Health insurance

Birthday leave

* Employee reward scheme