* Part time, permanent (30 hours per week)
At Mackenzie District Council, we work together as a team to deliver the best outcomes for our district. We are crafting new ways of working together, and each one of us has an essential role in making our district the best place to live, work and play.
We are on the hunt for a Health and Safety Advisor, who can provide exceptional health, safety and wellbeing leadership across the Mackenzie District Council.
This role plays an instrumental part in keeping Team Mack employees safe, happy and well at work, by promoting and embedding a safety culture across the organisation. The Health and Safety Advisor is the health and safety guidance centre point for management and team members, requiring you to have strong relationship building abilities and proven technical skills to provide sound advice to the Executive and Senior Leadership teams as well as Team Mack members.
As our Health and Safety Advisor, you will be responsible for health and safety compliance such as audits, reviewing and developing systems, policies and procedures, alongside being an advocate for employee wellbeing and developing initiatives that best support Team Mack.
A successful candidate for this Health and Safety Advisor role will have:
* a relevant tertiary qualification in Health and Safety
* three plus years of experience in a related field or similar role
* expertise and knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and other relevant legislation
* proven ability to perform under high pressure situations and be well organised
* experience developing and implementing Health and Safety management systems
* excelled written and verbal communication skills
* sound professional judgement and decision-making ability
* a clean full driver's licence (this is essential as you will need to be able to travel between our Twizel and Fairlie offices).
This is a part-time, permanent role (30 hours per week) and is based out of our Fairlie office.
We have some great benefits here at the Mackenzie District Council including:
* special leave ('gifted' leave to attend dental/legal/specialist appointments etc)
* fuel card and retail discounts
* a weekly fruit basket
* coffee pods - just to name a few!
To find out more about this role and to apply, visit our careers page.
Applications close at 5pm on Monday, 10 March 2025.
Apply online for this role or contact Alexis Kereikeepa for more information.
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