Company Description
Job Description
He angituutanga: The opportunity
Be a champion for health and safety within our Infrastructure Operations Group, where your work helps ensure every team member feels safe, supported, and valued every day.
You’ll play a key role in fostering a strong safety culture built on the principle of ‘no regrets,’ working closely with our Health & Safety Specialist – Infrastructure Operations to lead by example and drive positive change.
In this role you’ll take the lead in managing the Permit to Work process as part of our Safe Work Method—making sure risks are clearly identified, effectively controlled, and consistently monitored across our Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Getting further into the detail you’ll support, coordinate, and audit our health and safety systems and quality work practices, helping to maintain high standards and continuous improvement across the Infrastructure Operations Group.
A typical day could include:
- Ensure all physical and contractor work site audits and inspections, are scheduled, and completed.
- Complete desktop audits to ensure compliance against both internal and regulatory processes.
- All non-compliances from audits are reported, monitored, tracked and with agreed actions in place.
- Coaching and mentoring of Infrastructure Operations staff to ensure actions are addressed in a timely manner and escalated through to the appropriate channels when necessary.
- Coordinate the Permit to Work process with Job
- Organisers and other key stakeholders.
- Manage and continuously improve Safe Work Methods including the Permit to Work System in line with site requirements and to ensure a sustainable and safe level of all work on our sites.
- Coordinate the Approval of all Permit to Work submissions for the Wastewater and Water Treatment Plants alongside operational staff.
This is a 12-month fixed term position.
Qualifications
Oo puumanawa me oo wheako | Your skills and experience
- A proven track record of thinking differently, acting with integrity, working together, and making it happen.
- Proven leadership skills with demonstrated ability to articulate the corporate vision and take people on a change journey.
- Self-awareness that mindset is the foundation of performance and an ability to develop self and others in this regard.
- Health and Safety legislation knowledge.
- Health & Safety qualifications or 5+ years’ experience in a health and safety role at an industrial multi hazard site.
- A proven history of developing and implementing new process improvements.
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Can work across a number of work areas and be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the organization.
- Ability to mentor and coach staff.
Additional Information
He aha te wariu o te utu kaimahi? | What’s the salary?
Circa $81,000 dependent on skills and experience.
Ngaa waahi whakarato painga kei a maatou: What we offer
- Flexible by choice; an award-winning flexible working policy.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- Two Wellbeing days per year.
- Free health insurance through Unimed including hospital/surgery grade cover and discounted. membership rates for family members.
- Free annual health checks and flu vaccination.
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
- Eye testing/glasses cost reimbursement.
- Discounted purchases from local businesses; gym memberships, cafes, dentists, hairdressers and many more.
Me Tono Inaaianei!: Apply Now!
If you wish to include a cover letter with your application, please combine this in the same file as your resume and upload as a PDF file. .
Applications close on the: 3/08/2025
Note: We will be shortlisting as we receive applications.
Council is committed to honouring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi through its relationship with Kiingitanga, Waikato Tainui, mana whenua and maataa waka within Hamilton Kirikiriroa.
All candidates will be notified of the outcome on their application via email. Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.
It is important to us that we support you throughout our selection process (interview and assessments). If you have any access needs during this process, let us know in advance so we can make sure these are met.
As a council, we believe in creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and belongs. We value inclusiveness (Kotahitanga) – we respect and value the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents that everyone brings.
This role is being sourced directly. If/where Hamilton City Council requires the support of a recruitment agency, we will seek this support from our panel of selected agencies. Hamilton City Council will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any commissions, fees or other payments related to unsolicited contact.
