Health & Safety Manager

Accredited employerFull-timePosted 5 days ago

Job Description

Auckland-based | Organisation-wide influence | Shape a positive, practical safety culture

At Millennium Hotels and Resorts New Zealand, health and safety is about more than policies and compliance. It is about creating an environment where our people understand what good safety looks like and put it into practice every day.

We are looking for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to bring together strong technical expertise, practical solutions and genuine engagement.

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, you will work closely with senior leaders, General Managers, Heads of Department and Health & Safety Coordinators across the business.

About the role

You will lead the development and continuous improvement of our health and safety framework, helping to embed consistent standards, behaviours and accountability throughout the organisation.

This is a broad and influential role. You will provide trusted advice to senior leaders and managers, strengthen our safety systems and processes, analyse trends, support incident investigations, lead audits and build capability through practical coaching and training.

You will:

Develop and implement our health and safety plan

Build a positive, proactive safety culture

Maintain and improve health and safety policies, procedures and systems

Provide practical advice, coaching and training to managers and employees

Lead incident investigations using ICAM or similar methodology

Oversee safety audits, risk and hazard management and corrective actions

Monitor legislation and regulatory requirements

Analyse safety data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement

Build strong relationships with internal leaders, regulators, contractors and safety specialists.

What you will bring

You will be an experienced safety professional who can work confidently at both strategic and operational levels. You understand that lasting change comes from building credibility, involving people and making health and safety clear and workable.

Ideally, you will have

A relevant tertiary qualification

Health and safety experience within hospitality, retail, distribution, heavy industry or another operational environment

Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, standards and good practice

Experience developing and embedding safety systems and processes

Incident investigation experience using ICAM or similar

The confidence to coach and influence operational and senior leaders

Strong analytical, reporting and communication skills

* Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Why join Millennium Hotels and Resorts? You will have the opportunity to influence health and safety across a diverse hospitality business, working alongside operational and senior leaders to create meaningful and sustainable improvement.

Our values guide how we work: Genuinely Care, Go Further, Truly Connected and Energy On. We are looking for someone who will bring those values to life through practical leadership, trusted advice and a genuine commitment to the wellbeing of our people.

If you are ready to take ownership of a varied and influential health and safety role, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a short cover letter telling us about the safety culture or improvement initiative you are most proud of leading.

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