Health, Safety and Assurance Lead

We’re looking for an experienced and practical professional to take ownership of our health and safety, quality and environmental process and systems across Wade Group.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll strengthen how we work by embedding ISO frameworks (9001, 14001, 45001) in a way that genuinely adds value, not just ticks boxes. You’ll play a key part in keeping our operations safe, compliant, and running at a high level, while helping us continuously improve how we deliver for our customers.

You’ll bring together data, systems, and operational insight to give clear visibility of performance, risks, and opportunities and work alongside our leaders and teams to lift capability, drive improvement, and achieve strong, consistent results.

Key responsibilities

• Leading health & safety, quality, environmental, systems across the business
• Ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and ISO standards
• Managing audits, non-conformances, incident investigations, and corrective actions
• Identifying risks and improvement opportunities, and putting practical solutions in place
• Delivering clear reporting and insights to support decision-making
• Leading process improvement using tools like root cause analysis and value stream mapping
• Supporting business planning, project pipelines, and performance tracking
• Leading H&S committee activity and supporting site safety representatives
• Building strong relationships across the business and with external partners
Promoting a positive safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement culture

You'll need

• Proven experience in health & safety, quality, environmental or compliance roles
• Strong working knowledge of ISO standards (ideally across 9001, 14001, 45001)
• Practical, solutions-focused approach, able to combine compliance with what works on the floor
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with attention to detail
Comfortable working with systems and data (Microsoft suite, Monday.com, Power BI desirable)

Why Join Wade Group

At Wade Group, we’re committed to improving how we work, safer, smarter, and more efficiently. You’ll be joining a team that values practical thinking, continuous improvement, and doing the right thing for our people and customers.

• Be part of a company that prioritises safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Contribute to meaningful work supporting purpose-built vehicles that deliver critical services across New Zealand.
• Join a supportive and collaborative team committed to high standards and doing things the right way
Access wellbeing benefits, including an onsite gym and daily breakfast provided for our team

If you take pride in your profession and want to be part of and growing innovative organisation, we want to hear from you.

Only applicants who have an existing legal right to work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Police vetting will be completed on successful applicants.