Group Safety and Quality Manager

MHM Automation is a proudly New Zealand-founded engineering business with a 140-year history and a truly global footprint. Designing and delivering advanced automated systems for the food processing and logistics industries, MHM helps customers improve efficiency, yield, and worker safety through innovative engineering and technology.

Headquartered in Christchurch and now part of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, MHM plays an important role within a global group operating across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and beyond. As part of Fortifi, MHM contributes to the delivery of full-line, automated solutions to food producers worldwide, while maintaining its strong local identity, values, and long-standing customer relationships.

We are now seeking a capable Group Safety & Quality Manager to lead health, safety and quality performance and culture across the MHM Group. Sound like you?

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, this is a hands-on leadership role is responsible for strengthening health, safety and quality performance across the MHM Group. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being visible in the business – spending time on-site, working alongside leaders and teams, and turning good systems into everyday practice.

As the Group Safety & Quality Manager you will:

• Lead and support consistent safety and quality standards across sites
• Drive practical risk management and structured incident investigations
• Improve hazard identification, reporting and action follow-through
• Support and guide audit processes and certification requirements
• Strengthen quality practices within manufacturing operations
• Coach and support leaders to embed safer, more disciplined ways of working

Over time, you will also help expand focus into environmental and sustainability practices.

This is not a desk-only governance role. It requires someone comfortable rolling up their sleeves, building relationships, and working across manufacturing environments to lift performance.

You will be an experienced H&S or HSEQ practitioner who enjoys combining leadership with hands-on involvement. You’ll likely bring:

• Solid experience in H&S or HSEQ roles within manufacturing or engineering,
• Working knowledge of ISO frameworks and practical continuous improvement methods
• Experience leading or supporting incident investigations and corrective actions
• Confidence coaching frontline leaders and engaging teams
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach

Most importantly, you are practical, approachable and credible – someone who can influence in the executive meetings but is equally comfortable on the manufacturing floor.

Why this role matters

MHM operates in environments where engineering excellence and worker safety must go hand in hand. This role plays a key part in:

• Protecting people
• Improving operational discipline
• Strengthening quality performance
• Supporting customer and regulatory expectations

It’s an opportunity to make a genuine difference in a well-established New Zealand business that continues to grow globally.

Decipher Group is proud to partner with MHM Automation on this appointment. To discover more about MHM visit www.mhmautomation.com    

For a confidential discussion, please contact Leanne Crozier at Decipher Group

E: [email protected] or by txt 021 245 2224