Health and Safety Business Partner

Health & Safety Business Partner | Fixed-Term Contract

Bay of Plenty | Regional Travel | Immediate Start

We’re seeking an experienced Health & Safety Business Partner to join a highly collaborative team supporting a large and complex operational environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned H&S professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing leaders and helping organisations embed practical safety solutions that make a real difference.

About the Role

Reporting to the Health & Safety Delivery Manager, you’ll provide expert health and safety advice across a diverse operational portfolio. You’ll partner closely with leaders and stakeholders, supporting the implementation of health and safety programmes, managing risk, conducting investigations and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

This role offers a balance of strategic thinking and operational delivery, making it ideal for someone who enjoys being both hands-on and influential.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders to improve health and safety outcomes.
• Support delivery of regional health and safety programmes and initiatives.
• Conduct incident investigations, including complex events.
• Coach and mentor leaders and stakeholders to build capability.
• Monitor health and safety performance and compliance activities.
• Lead and support continuous improvement projects.
• Facilitate risk assessments and manage risk controls.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across multiple sites.

About You

You will bring:

• 5+ years’ health and safety experience in a business partnering, advisory or leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and risk management principles.
• Experience in complex, multi-site or highly regulated environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Strong investigation, reporting and problem-solving capability.
• The ability to influence, coach and support leaders at all levels.
• A proactive, adaptable and hands-on approach.

What’s on Offer?

• Fixed-term opportunity through to December.
• Meaningful and varied work with significant organisational impact.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to work across a diverse operational portfolio.
• Competitive salary package.

If you’re an experienced Health & Safety professional who enjoys partnering with leaders, solving complex challenges and creating practical safety outcomes, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Liam on 022 400 4144 for a confidential conversation.

We’re proud to have been finalists for 2023 RCSA Awards in the Excellence in Client Service and Excellence in Candidate Care categories, and finalist for a 2023 SEEK Annual Recruitment Award in the Large Recruitment Agency of the Year category. At Salt, our mission is Creating Futures by putting our clients, candidates, partners, and team members at the heart of everything we do. We extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to our continued success.