Quality, Health and Safety Manager

We are looking for a Quality, Health and Safety (QHS)Manager to enhance and embed our health and safety performance and criticalrisk awareness and capability. You will actively support your team and enableour leaders to continuously drive a committed and focused H&S culture. Yourability to get alongside your team and our people is critical as you provideleadership and guidance while offering supportive advice, delivery andstrategic direction. If you are able to bring people together with a resilienceand passionate for what you do, we want to talk to you. About us Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words thatdescribe our people. We are powering thefuture, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns andoperates the electricity distribution network that provides power to centralCanterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in NewZealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city ofChristchurch. We are an essential service and take our responsibilitiesseriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaningand purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood. The role

• Create, lead and role model clear committed behaviourswhile driving a continuous improvement culture and focused vision
• Lead and foster a positive and customer focused teamenvironment where people can openly learn, develop, lead and achieve
• Improve the Orion Network quality, health and safetystrategies, policies and procedures and develop an effective critical riskprogram
• Provide guidance, advice, support and expertise to thewider business ensuring awareness of our responsibilities under the HSWA (2015) and relevant legislation
• Ensure our safety management systems, practices andaudit data is robust and fit for purpose
• Review and monitor quality audits and investigationsincluding H&S legislation updates and changes are communicated

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or extensive experiencein a high risk, complex and technical environment – sector knowledge will be anadvantage but not essential
• Proven experience and ability to lead, develop,influence and motivate a team of H&S professionals
• Extensive knowledge of relevant regulations, safetylegislations and H&S At Work Act (2015)
• Experience in leading, executing and monitoringinternal and external audits
• Ability to identify innovative solutions with acollaborative approach to decision making and best practice requirements
• Ability to communicate, engage and influence at a highlevel across a wide range of stakeholders

We offer You’ll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just beyou. You will be joining a workplacethat values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly,we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements, and flexiblelocations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rollestonand Ferrymead
• Three days of “My Days” leave
• A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeingallowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!

You might be surprised to find out that the company thatbrings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quitegood fun. To apply We encourage you to be you in your application! We are trulycommitted to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. Youdon't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on boardwith learning and leading these. Please reach out to us with any questions at zoe.dalton@oriongroup.co.nz . Wewill be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly tointerviews. To learn more about us, check out our careers site to find out moreabout working Orion. You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand toapply for this job. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr