Posted 04 August, 2026
Health & Safety Manager
Enatel
Christchurch, CAN, NZ
Full Time
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Job Description
Access to LinkedIn Learning suite and training opportunities Supportive, transparent and empowering leadership culture About the opportunity We're looking for a Health & Safety Manager to help shape and strengthen health, safety, wellbeing and risk practices across Enatel's global operations. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you'll partner with leaders across New Zealand and the United States to build practical, risk-based approaches that keep our people safe, support operational excellence and enable continued business growth This is a highly influential role where you'll work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, providing expert guidance on critical risks, compliance, governance and continuous improvement. You'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact by developing capability, driving positive safety outcomes and helping embed a culture where safety is owned by everyone. Key responsibilities include: Leading Enatel's health, safety, wellbeing and risk initiatives across multiple regions. Partnering with leaders to strengthen critical risk management and operational ownership. Providing trusted advice, coaching and assurance to leaders across the business. Supporting compliance, incident learning and continuous improvement activities. Building organisational capability through effective systems, training and worker engagement. In addition to a great working environment and the opportunity to work with leading edge products, there are a range of other benefits when you work at Enatel: Wellbeing - Friendly, supportive and inclusive people. There’s an Enatel wellbeing programme and all staff have 24/7 access to a confidential employee assistance programme – OCP. Health Insurance - Health Insurance via Southern Cross. Staff Development - Access to LinkedIn Learning suite and Enatel internal training modules. Flexible - We offer a flexible working policy. About you To be successful in this role, you will be someone who has: 5+ years' experience in a senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing advisory or leadership role. Experience within manufacturing, engineering or other high-risk operational environments. Strong knowledge of critical risk management and health and safety systems. Experience influencing senior leaders and providing trusted risk-based advice. Strong reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and provide clear recommendations. Experience developing and presenting health and safety performance reporting to senior leadership teams. Knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation. Exposure to US operations would be advantageous. Experience leading incident investigations and driving meaningful organisational learning. The ability to develop capability through coaching, training and worker engagement. A relevant qualification in Health & Safety, Risk Management, Engineering or a related discipline. About Enatel Founded in 2002 and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch with operations across the US and UK, Enatel is a hi-tech electronics company with a proven history of success. More than 95% of everything we design and manufacture on site is exported internationally. Intelligent software combined with efficient hardware and decades of power electronics design experience has resulted in solutions that address industry needs. We pride ourselves on our talented people with over 200 employees, a valued customer base and extremely successful product portfolio. People enjoy working at Enatel because we invest in our growth through our people and their development. By seeing obstacles as opportunities, we continuously improve as a team and as a business. #J-18808-Ljbffr