• Drive quality and efficiency in a high-performing team
• Shape how we work - streamline processes and influence operational decisions
• Make a real difference for Waitaha Canterbury

Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury

Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We have the privilege of working with Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.  

Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata | if the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive. 

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role

This newly created role provides leadership and coordination across our Creative team and Digital Print Services, ensuring workflow quality and resources are aligned to deliver exceptional outputs.

You’ll oversee daily production across design and print, manage timelines and priorities, and remove roadblocks that impact delivery. As a people leader, you’ll set clear direction, support capability development, and help build an engaged, high performing team. You will also play a key part in aligning creative intent with practical execution, continuously improving processes, and maintaining strong relationships with internal clients and external vendors.

This role enables our designers to focus on creative excellence, while you ensure smooth, efficient, and high-quality operational delivery.  

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate day to day production workflow across design and print

• Manage schedules, resources, and prioritisation to meet deadlines and maintain quality
• Act as the main contact point for print and production queries across the organisation
• Identify and implement process improvements to lift efficiency and customer experience

• Lead, coach, and support your team to foster a high performance, aligned, and engaged culture

For more information on this role, please refer to the job description at the bottom of the advert.

Mōu │ About You

You’ll bring a blend of production management expertise, people leadership, and a calm, solutions focused approach to keeping work moving at pace. You’re organised, confident managing multiple priorities, and great at building relationships across a busy organisation.

Ideally, you'll have experience leading creative or print production environments and know how to get the best out of both people and processes. You care about quality, understand how to optimise workflow, and can spot bottlenecks before they become problems.   

A commitment to our values, an appreciation of te ao Māori, and a collaborative working style will help you thrive in this role.

Mātau ā-Wheako | Experience  

You’ll bring:

• Experience managing production workflow in creative, design, or print environments.
• Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop people.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• An eye for quality, and confidence using design or print production tools and processes.

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment Canterbury  

Our mahi is underpinned by our values:

• Kaitiakitanga (stewardship)
• Pononga (integrity)
• Manaakitanga (people first)
• Whanaungatanga (collaboration)
• Māiatanga (can do)

We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.

We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.

Ko ētahi atu kōrero | Additional Information

For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Shelley Fuller on 027 249 8628.

Applications close on February 25.  Applications will be reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place before the close date. We reserve the right to close advertising early.  

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. 

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can