Occupational Health & Safety Business Partner
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An Occupational Health & Safety expert is needed to support senior on-site leadership at Tetra Pak Hamilton, delivering the corporate OHS strategy, driving continuous improvement toward zero accidents, and ensuring compliance with OHS and environmental policies. You will lead a small site OHS team, advise the site director, manage incident records and training plans, and coordinate third party audits (Sedex, ISO 14001) while ensuring timely data submission and stopping any dangerous activity. The role is office based in Hamilton, NZ with up to 25% travel and no visa sponsorship. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in OHS/SHE, 2+ years in management, CSP or NEBOSH, manufacturing experience, and strong root cause analysis. Apply at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/ by July 9, 2026.
At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day.
And we need people like you to make it happen.
We empower you to reach your potential with opportunities to make an impact to be proud of – for food, people and the planet.
Job Summary
We are looking for an Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) expert to support senior management onsite to ensure compliance with the OHS policy and associated procedures. In this role, you will drive continuous improvement towards the Tetra Pak goal of zero accidents and work-related ill health. Your main role is to ensure delivery of the Corporate OHS strategy to Tetra Pak sites/factories. You will lead a small site OHS team and drive change in the majority of OHS subjects without external support.
In the factories you will also lead activities related to environment to ensure internal and external compliance to environmental related policies and regulations, provide leadership in all the areas of safety, health and environment.
This position is office based in Hamilton, NZ.
You will travel up to 25% of your time.
Tetra Pak is not sponsoring work visas or relocation for this position.
What you will do
In this role, you will:
- Be in charge of the OHS and Environment in our PackMat and AddMat factories.
- Provide OHS and Environment advice and guidance to their site director/Managing Director/Factory Director.
- Establish and maintain systems to support the Group OHS/Environment policy/procedures and local legislation.
- Maintain a record of OHS/Environment incidents and monitor completion of follow-up actions.
- Monitor compliance with agreed site OHS/Environment policies and procedures.
- Ensure that an OHS/Environment training plan is in place to cover the significant risks on the site.
- Ensure timely delivery of correct data to agreed internal and external social and environmental reporting platforms (i.e. SoFi, Sedex questionnaires).
- Ensure third party audits are planned and executed according to group requirements in the areas of Safety, Health and Environment and legal compliance, (i.e. Sedex, ISO 14001).
- Prohibit any activity from continuing that is considered a danger or a significant breach of OHS/Environment legislation.
We believe you have
- At least 4 years of proven experience in a OHS or SHE role, ideally including a manufacturing environment.
- At least 2 years in management role.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) / NEBOSH certificate is preferable.
- Experience in implementing regulatory standards on manufacturing area is preferable.
- Experience in managing security aspects.
- Thorough knowledge of state and federal health, safety & environmental regulations.
- Ideally some knowledge of Continuous Improvement (WCM/TPM knowledge related to EHS Pillar).
- Demonstrated proficiency in Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving.
We Offer You
- A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
- A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
- An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
- Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements
Apply Now
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/.
This job posting expires on July 9, 2026.
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