Mackenzie District Council – our community, our place, our future.

Part time, permanent (32 - 36 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 Business Partner, who can provide practical and pragmatic health, safety and wellbeing leadership across the Mackenzie District Council and within Team Mack.

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 Business Partner is the health and safety guidance and support hub for Team Mack and for our leadership teams, and as such you will need to have strong relationship building abilities, proven communication and technical skills as well as the ability to be able to provide the sound advice at all levels of the organisation.

As our H&S Business Partner, 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 H&S Advisor role will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Health and Safety
• 3+ years’ 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
• Sound written and verbal communication skills
• Sound professional judgement and decision-making ability
• A clean full driver’s licence is essential (you will need to be able to travel between our Twizel and Fairlie office)
• Demonstratable experience in ICAM reporting is preferable

This is a part time, permanent role (32 - 36 hours per week) based out of our Fairlie or Twizel office. The role will need to be able to travel between our two offices on a weekly basis. To find out more about this role click here to access the position description.

Apply now and join a small close-knit team as well as be part of the miharo (fantastic) wider Team Mack!

We have some great benefits on offer at Team Mack including subsidised health insurance through Southern Cross Health Care and various discounts with local providers – just to name a couple.

Applications close: 5pm, Friday 14^th November 2025.

Further Enquiries: Alexis Kereikeepa - alexis.kereikeepa@mackenzie.govt.nz