Occupational Health Nurse

• Part time role 0.5FTE
• Work / life balance 
• Family friendly hours 
• Hornby Location

As a market leader with a strong reputation for excellence, continuous improvement, and sustainability you will notice a difference. Be part of a business that offers state of the art technology along with a passionate workforce to deliver quality mushrooms to major retailers across NZ.

Meadow Mushrooms has a team of close to 500 people in the Canterbury region. You can work for a thriving business with great family values and inclusive working environment. You will be part of a high performing, supportive team who celebrate the success and health of their people. 

The Opportunity

• Providing practical Occupational Health and Safety advice and solutions in a commercial environment 
• Hornby location
• Monday - Friday 
• 9am - 1pm (on occasion hours to adjust to accommodate checks for shifts that fall outside of these hours/ days e.g. annual hearing checks.) 

Key Responsibility 

• Collaboration with People and Safety team and managers
• Pre-Employment medicals
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Workplace health monitoring 
• Vaccinations(seasonal flu)
• Wellness assessments
• Medical Case support – including ACC liaison
• Ergonomic assessments
• Well-being program
• Plan, promote and support health initiatives – e.g. warm ups/safe moving principles
• Actively liaise with People and Safety Manager and H&S advisor to identify and implement preventative measures with a solutions based focus

You Will Have

• Relevant tertiary qualification (BHSc Nursing) 
• Current registration with the NZ Nursing Council
• Proven experience working as an Occupational Health Nurse
• D&A testing qualification (preferred)
• Excellent people skills, particularly relationship management skills in a culturally diverse workforce 
• Competent with using MS Word, Excel, and Outlook 
• Health and safety of our employees front of mind 
• Self-motivated
• A strong work ethic with a collaborative mindset 
• Applicants must have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work visa, and currently be residing in New Zealand

Short listed applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment health assessment and drug test.

How to apply:

Click “apply now” or visit our website using the link below:

https://meadowmushrooms.co.nz/come-work-with-us/occupational-health-nurse-