Safety & Business Risk Coordinator

MainPower New Zealand Limited; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility provider in Canterbury is looking for a Safety & Business Risk Coordinator. This role involves providing essential administrative support, managing document control, and ensuring smooth operations in Health & Safety initiatives. The ideal candidate should have experience with document management and coordination, aiming to contribute to a safe workplace environment. Along with competitive remuneration, this position fosters a supportive, community-focused culture and modern office environment.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Wellbeing programmes

Modern office environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administrative roles, preferably in Health & Safety.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining professionalism.
• Proficiency with document management systems and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for SBR management system software.
• Administer document management system within SharePoint.
• Support staff with health & safety system queries.

Skills

Coordination and administration support

Document control

Microsoft Office

Excellent communication

Risk management understanding

Tools

Health & Safety software

SharePoint

Job description

Job Category: Occupational Health & Safety (Human Resources & Recruitment)

About the role

As our Safety & Business Risk (SBR) Coordinator, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting MainPower’s Integrated Management System. You’ll provide essential coordination and administrative support, manage document control, and support initiatives that help keep our people and community safe. This is a varied role where you’ll work closely with the SBR team, managers, and staff across the business, ensuring our systems, records, and processes run smoothly and efficiently. This position is based on-site in beautiful Rangiora, a short drive against the flow of traffic from central Christchurch

Key Responsibilities

• Provide coordination and admin support for SBR management system software and work programmes
• Administer MainPower’s document management system within SharePoint
• Meeting management including minutes secretary duties for the Health & Safety Committee
• General administrative support including updating intranet content, processing purchase orders, preparing reports, and system administration
• Support staff with general health & safety system and process queries
• Executive Assistant duties for the Chief Assets & Operations Officer

About you

You’re an experienced coordinator or administrator, ideally with exposure to Health & Safety or risk management environments. You have a keen eye for detail, are comfortable managing documents and systems, and thrive in a role where you can support others and keep things running smoothly. You’re proactive, organised, and able to juggle multiple priorities with professionalism and a positive attitude.

Additionally, you will bring

• Proven experience providing coordination and administration support to a busy team, ideally including familiarity with document control
• Capability with executive support duties, e.g. minute-taking, calendar/email management
• An absolute commitment to workplace and public safety
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills and comfortable with Health & Safety software
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritise, and meet deadlines
• A general understanding of risk management and a desire to develop into a Safety Advisor role is highly regarded

What’s in it for you

We value and support all our employees by offering a ‘family feel’ culture and community-focused environment. We work in a purpose-built modern office and offer our staff free parking on site. In addition to our wellbeing programmes, our teams can access:

Why work for us

Our people are critical in ensuring that we deliver on our vision. At MainPower, we deliver value by providing a safe, secure, and reliable electricity distribution network for our local community. We are committed to developing a strong workplace culture where people are supported, empowered, and provided the tools required to deliver in their roles. Our values reflect how we interact with each other, our community, and our customers.

How to apply

We assess applications as they are received, so click ‘Apply’ to submit your application today.

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Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes. Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role and how you believe you can contribute to our team. MainPower welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing opportunities for all our people.