People Safety Business Partner

Kia ora! 

Help shape a safer future for our people. As our Senior People Safety Specialist, Business Partnering, you will influence leaders, build capability and drive meaningful change that creates healthier, safer workplaces across Air New Zealand. 

With a strong reputation for culture, service and innovation, Air New Zealand is consistently recognised as one of New Zealand's most attractive employers. Behind the scenes, our corporate teams play a vital role in shaping strategy, driving performance and supporting a thriving, future-focused business. In this role, you will partner with business areas and leaders across the organisation to embed a proactive safety culture and deliver initiatives that make a lasting difference to our people. 

How you'll make an impact 

• Partner with business leaders to deliver the Group People Safety Strategy and annual Aviation and Occupational Health, Safety, and Wellbeing plans 
• Work with frontline workers to embed industry best Health, Safety and Wellbeing practices into complex high risk environments 
• Coach, influence and educate leaders and teams to strengthen safety capability and reduce workplace injuries 
• Lead the implementation of critical risk programmes and safety improvement projects that deliver measurable business outcomes 
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance health, safety and wellbeing practices across the organisation and ensure risk control effectiveness 
• Manage the successful delivery of People Safety initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time and achieve meaningful results 
• Provide timely, accurate health, safety, and wellbeing insights that support informed business planning and decision making 
• Mentor leaders through serious incident investigations, conduct internal audits and support the successful close out of audit findings. 

What we're looking for 

• Significant experience in health, safety, and wellbeing, ideally within a large and complex organisation 
• Around 5 to 10 years' experience influencing leaders and engaging diverse stakeholder groups 
• A recognised Diploma or national qualification in health and safety, or equivalent industry experience 
• Experience with Hazardous Substances competency and management with proven industry experience 
• Safety in Design experience that supports strong risk management with complex projects 
• Outstanding relationship management skills with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels 
• Strong project management skills and a continuous improvement mindset 
• Sound knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and industry best practice 
• The ability to think quickly, exercise sound judgement and provide practical advice in a fast-paced environment 
• A proven track record of driving positive health and safety culture change across complex organisations. 

If you bring most of this experience, along with transferable skills and the drive to grow, we'd love to hear from you. 

Why join Air New Zealand? 

We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work. 

• Discounted staff travel for you, your friends and your whānau 

• FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave each year 

• A learning culture with ongoing development opportunities to help you grow your career 

• Access to wellbeing support, including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme and Peer Support networks 

• Great employee perks, including discounts across travel, hotels, retail, banking, insurance and more. 

Take flight and apply now 

If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces, influencing positive change and partnering with leaders to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Join Air New Zealand and help shape a workplace where our people can thrive while building a stronger safety culture for the future. 

Applications close Sunday, 16th August 

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."