Health & Safety Systems Advisor - Maternity Cover

LIC is a farmer-owned co-operative that’s been supporting herd improvement in New Zealand’s dairy sector for more than 115 years. We’re focused on providing superior genetics, reliable testing and diagnostics, integrated on-farm software, and great customer service, all designed to help farmers make smarter decisions every day.

As a proud generational co-operative, we’re here for farmers, their families, and rural communities, not just for today, but for the future. And none of it happens without our people. Whether on farm, in the lab, or behind the scenes, every one of us plays a part in helping New Zealand farmers succeed.

About the Role:

Are you someone who enjoys improving systems, simplifying processes, and using technology to make work smarter and more effective?

In this 12 month Maternity Cover opportunity, you will be part of the People & Performance team and will report to the Health, Safety & Environment Manager. You'll play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving LIC's Health & Safety Management System.

Working across the business, you'll help strengthen processes, enhance user experience, support a positive and inclusive safety culture, and ensure our systems remain practical, efficient and aligned with good practice.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys understanding how people, processes and technology work together. You'll have the opportunity to improve systems, drive process consistency, support organisational change, and explore how digital tools, automation and Artificial Intelligence can deliver better outcomes.

Health & Safety experience is desirable but not essential. We're equally interested in candidates with backgrounds in business analysis, process improvement, information management, organisational development, systems administration, digital transformation, or similar disciplines.

Your Key Focus:

Improve Systems & Processes

- Maintain and continuously improve Health & Safety processes, procedures and systems.
- Improve consistency across Health & Safety-related ways of working.
- Ensure Health & Safety processes integrate effectively with wider business systems and processes.
- Support the ongoing development of LIC's approach to risk management.

Drive Digital Innovation

- Maintain and improve SHELTA (ecoPortal), LIC's electronic Health & Safety management platform.
- Identify opportunities to leverage digital tools, automation and emerging technologies, including AI.
- Improve efficiency, user experience and business outcomes through smarter systems and processes.

Lead Continuous Improvement

- Lead or contribute to process improvement initiatives and projects from concept through to implementation.
- Use data and insights to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Simplify how we work while strengthening capability and performance.

Partner Across the Business

- Work with teams across LIC to develop and update training, resources and guidance materials.
- Support change initiatives and help teams adopt new systems, processes and ways of working.
- Build strong relationships that enable collaboration and successful outcomes.

Your Skills & Experience:

Essential:

- Highly proficient with digital technologies and comfortable using emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence.
- Strong systems-thinking capability, with the ability to understand how people, processes and technology interact across an organisation.
- Exceptional relationship-building, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proven ability to influence, collaborate and build trust across a diverse range of teams.
- Experience in business analysis, process improvement, information management, organisational improvement, or a related field.
- Experience reviewing, designing and improving business processes and systems.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- A curious, proactive approach and a passion for finding smarter, simpler ways of working.

Desirable

- Experience working with Health & Safety systems or management systems.
- Experience administering or improving enterprise software platforms.
- Experience in change management, digital transformation or organisational improvement initiatives.
- A relevant tertiary qualification.

In Return:

In addition to a competitive salary, you'll receive some great benefits including:

- Extra leave days
- Flexible working options
- Discounted health, life, income and disability insurances
- Access to our employee shares scheme
- Wellbeing discounts
- Free onsite parking and free EV chargers for LIC staff
- Our Hamilton office is located in a park-like setting, with tennis court, pool, and onsite café and social club!

Whether you're looking to broaden your experience, apply your systems expertise in a new environment, or make a genuine difference, this 12-month opportunity offers challenge, variety and impact in equal measure.