Regional Resource Occupational Health Nurse

Regional Resource Occupational Health Nurse

General Information

Date Published

30-May-2024

Advertising Ends

30-Jun-2024

Country

Location

Manawatu

Role Type

Quality & Safety

Work Type

Permanent

ID#

8730

Position Description

Our Co-operative

We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About the opportunity | Te whai waahi

Working on-site and reporting to the Practice Lead as part of our Health & Rehabilitation team, this position has a high level of involvement with all health-related activities to ensure we meet the needs of our most valued assets - our people. As a Regional Resource Occupational Health Nurse covering our FRDC and nearby sites, you will be responsible for the delivery of our Health and Wellbeing programmes.

With a keen focus on worker health and wellbeing, key duties include:

• Conduct risk-based periodic health monitoring
• Partner with your sites and our national Health & Wellbeing team to deliver health promotion programmes
• Deliver Health & Wellbeing initiatives to prevent workplace injuries/illness
• Liaising with workers, managers, and all other internal/external stakeholders to ensure we provide an optimised healthy work environment
• Coach and influence with our Health and Safety systems
• Support our rehabilitation programme.

Please note that this part-time permanent role (0.5 FTE) will be based at our FRDC site, but will also require regular travel to Palmerston North, Wellington, and our South Island locations. Additionally, the role requires flexibility for additional hours based on business needs.

About you | Moe koe

You will be a current registered nurse, passionate about providing first class occupational health management and have a positive “can-do” attitude. Bringing with you excellent people skills, you will be comfortable interacting with a variety of individuals and building strong, trusting relationships with employees on site. Additionally, you will have excellent problem-solving skills, demonstrate initiative and be a collaborative team player who is equally comfortable working autonomously.

• Registered Nurse with an annual practising certificate
• Ability to engage with people from all levels and quickly establish trust
• Preferably experience with community or employee wellbeing and rehabilitation
• Experience with workplace health monitoring such as pre-employment drug testing
• Ability to travel across the region as and when required.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced dynamic business where your contribution to ensure the on-going safety and well-being of our people will be highly valued.

Our story | To Tatou Korero

Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.

• Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose.
• Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do.
• Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
• Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.
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