People & Safety Manager
About
Stuart Drummond Transport (SDT) is the largest log cartage company in the Top of the South, with more than 40 years of operational excellence across Nelson and Marlborough. Operating a modern fleet of over sixty trucks, SDT supports major forestry and corporate clients and employs over 80 people.
Following a recent ownership transition to Koata Rārua SDT Holdings Limited—jointly owned by the commercial arms of Ngāti Koata and Ngāti Rārua, the business is entering an exciting phase of growth and capability building.
To support this, SDT has created a new People & Safety Manager role. Reporting to the General Manager and part of the senior leadership team, you’ll lead people, culture, training, and health & safety across the business. This is a practical, visible role working closely with operational leaders and crews.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to the General Manager on all people and safety matters
- Lead recruitment and workforce planning, with an immediate focus on driver quality and retention
- Establish and embed fit-for-purpose HR systems, processes, and performance frameworks
- Provide leadership across employment relations, performance management, investigations, and organisational change
- Build training and development frameworks that ensure compliance and meaningful capability growth
- Provide strategic leadership in health and safety, working closely with the Senior Health & Safety Advisor
- Deliver reporting and insights to senior leadership and the Board
- Drive continuous improvement across people, safety, and organisational capability
About you
You are a commercially minded, experienced people leader with strong HR and/or health & safety capability who is comfortable in a fast-paced, operational environment. You build trust easily, enjoy being hands-on, and can translate strategy into simple, workable systems.
If you are ready to step into a senior, influential role where you can shape people, safety, and performance in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you.
To view the job description and to apply please visit People and Safety Manager - Brannigans
For further inquiries contact Odette Shearer at [email protected] or 03 546 8649.
Employment Type: Permanent Capability Level: Leads Domains of Knowledge: Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Learning and Development, Employee Engagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, HR Systems and Technology Find out more about Professional Accreditation and The Path - the Capability Framework for HR Professionals. |
