A Port that's growing for the future of Wellington and Central New Zealand

Deliver expert health and safety solutions to achieve Zero Harm

An exciting opportunity within a diverse and supportive team

At CentrePort, we know opportunity when we see it. Strategically placed at the centre of New Zealand, we are a key player in facilitating economic growth through safe and efficient movement of cargo and providing supply chain solutions and expertise.

As part of our strategy and commitment to workplace health and safety, we have identified an opportunity to grow our Health and Safety team resources at CentrePort. We are looking for an experienced Health and Safety Advisor with demonstrated success for inspiring commitment and personal ownership of health and safety initiatives to join our proactive and focused team. This is a roll up your sleeves and hit the ground running role with good support for continued professional development and management, and growth for the right individual. You will provide specialist health and safety advice, assistance, and support across our diverse business and work closely with other Port operators and suppliers.

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager and working as part of an amazing team, you will work with driven individuals to lead the continued growth of CentrePort' s health and safety culture, behaviour, and work practices to achieve Zero Harm. You will help develop solutions and deliver a collaborative approach in resolving issues and keep a safe workplace. Your "boots on the ground" mentality and customer focused skills will be critical to your success.

The successful candidate will have the following:

Have a minimum of three to five years' experience in an established health and safety advisory role, preferably from a Port or other industrial environment (civil, building, construction)

Hold relevant Health and Safety qualifications from a professional body, ideally hold a minimum of NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or be willing to complete this as part of their employment) or other recognized professional tertiary health and safety qualification

Have the courage, credibility, and confidence to successfully support the business in driving a positive culture change

Be able to deliver with a focus on passion for innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement

Be confident in producing quality documentation through engagement and presenting your findings with practical recommendations

Have experience in conducting incident investigations and preparing reports using 5Y’s and ICAM and other recognized models of investigation

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Have a focus on building trusting relationships, and solid conflict management skills, with the ability to deal with and influence a diverse range of people in different situations

Be able to work independently and as part of the team with an emphasis on practical problem solving

With a strong set of Values and focus on Health and Safety, CentrePort is a great place to work. We offer death and disability and income protection insurances, free car parking available on site, wellbeing initiatives, discounts with partner organisations and learning and development opportunities. Our success comes from having the right people with the right attitude. So, if you would like to come on board with us, we would like to hear from you.

CentrePort supports an environment of diversity and inclusion. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and therefore, encourage applications from different backgrounds. To ensure our recruitment process is fully accessible, please let us know if you require any support or have any accessibility requirement.

Please note CentrePort is an Alcohol and Drug free workplace; pre-employment testing is part of our recruitment process. You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand.

Applications close Wednesday, 30 March 2022.

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below.

https://careers.centreport.co.nz/job-details/query...

Application email: myra.lim-ranola@centreport.co.nz