Safety Leadership & Org Performance Lead (Flex Location)

Job Name Safety, Leadership & Org Perf Lead (Flex Location)

General Information

Date Published 06-Aug-2025 Advertising Ends 20-Aug-2025 ID# 12884 Role Type Quality & Safety Work Type Permanent Full-Time Workplace Type Remote Country New Zealand Location Flexible Location - NZ

Position Description

Our Co-operativeAta whakaarohia tō āpōpō | Imagine Tomorrow with UsAt Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.
Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.
Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.
He kupu mō mātou | About usGlobal Health, Safety and Wellbeing are a critical support function to all parts of Fonterra’s global operations and activities. It shapes the long-term organisational direction for health, safety and wellbeing, provides enabling frameworks and guardrails, coaches and advises from the executive level to frontline workers, and facilitates continuous improvement via effective operational monitoring and learning activities.
The HSW Solutions, Planning and Learning team is a core part of the Global Health, Safety and Wellbeing group, taking the lead in the development and oversight of Fonterra’s long-term health, safety and wellbeing roadmap, develops systems and solutions for others in the business to apply, and integrates data to produce actionable health, safety and wellbeing-related insights.
Mō tēnei tūranga | About the OpportunityAs the Safety Leadership & Organisational Performance Lead you will report to the Culture, Systems & Solutions Manager. You will be our day-to-day lead for three areas critical to our organisational safety culture and maturity shift: health and safety governance, safety leadership, and our Safe Operating Mindset principles (based on Human & Organisational Performance). Across each of these, you will ensure that Fonterra has robust and best practice systems, processes, tools, and resources so that our officers, leaders, and teams have access to the things they need to continuously improve due diligence, demonstrate positive safety leadership, and the learning culture we know our Safe Operating Mindset will enable.
Other key tasks include:

• Developing and continuously improving organisational frameworks (Standards and processes) relating to Health and Safety Governance; Safety Leadership, Behaviours, and Accountabilities; and our Safe Operating Mindset principles
• Building and communicating toolkits and resources that enable best practice health and safety governance, leadership, and application of our Safe Operating Mindset. As necessary, developing and/or running workshops on these areas.
• Shaping methods for robust and evidence-based measurement and monitoring of health and safety governance effectiveness, the quality and impact of safety leadership, and the degree to which our Safe Operating Mindset principles are being applied
• Acting as the point of contact for matters relating to health and safety governance, safety leadership, and our Safe Operating Mindset principles
• Enable the continuous development of others in the Global HSW group, including H&S Business Partners, in relation to health and safety governance, safety leadership, and our Safe Operating Mindset principles so they can build the capability and confidence of their stakeholders in these areas
• Partnering with Fonterra’s P&C group to embed our Safety Leadership Expectations into our leadership lifecycle and systems.
• Developing, designing, and implementing safety culture change initiatives. Lead the design and delivery of training programmes and workshops, focusing on the practical application of human factors, work design and safety leadership principles.

Mōu | About YouTo set yourself up for success in this role you will be a seasoned health and safety, organisational psychology and/or human factors professional.
To make an impact in this role you will have:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in health & safety
• A sound understanding of safety culture and leadership both in theory and practice
• Experience in health and safety governance
• Experience in safety culture/climate/leadership concepts
• And/or human and organisational performance

Ngā Aura | Our Values At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone – no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other. Discover how your values align with ours by taking our Values Quiz
Tā mātou oati | Our Commitment to You We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:

• Fair and equitable pay
• Health and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)
• Professional development opportunities
• Career growth support
• Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
• Employee recognition
• Support for community involvement and cultural connection

To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers
Ngā Mahi | A Career of OpportunitiesAt Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.
Tātou Tātou | Join UsDoes this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together. You, me, us together, Tātou, tātou.
He Wāhi mō te Katoa | Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion.Inclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).
Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value your potential and growth. If you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. Tātou, tātou.
Applications close at midnight on 20th August 2025.

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