Health And Safety Officer

Description

The role involves monitoring and mitigating workplace risks, conducting assessments, supporting incident investigations, and ensuring that effective policies, procedures, and training are in place. In addition, the Health & Safety Officer will liaise with external stakeholders, regulators, and insurers where required.

• Conduct workplace inspections to verify compliance with established policies and standards.
• Manage purchase order requests through SAP where required.
• Contribute to long-term planning and implementation of health and safety initiatives.
• Support the rollout of safety-related projects, campaigns, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate health and safety risks across the site.
• Keep up to date with applicable health and safety legislation and regulations.
• Monitor progress and ensure agreed actions are completed effectively.
• Provide regular reporting on safety metrics, incidents, and progress against objectives.
• Provide support during inspections, audits, and site visits.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory reporting requirements (e.g., accident notifications).
• Monitor adherence to safety standards, audits, inspections, and risk assessments, ensuring timely closure of corrective actions.
• Support the development, delivery, and review of risk assessments across site activities.
• Support delivery of health and safety objectives in line with company and regulatory requirements.
• Promote health and safety awareness across all levels of the organisation.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, insurers, and external auditors as required.
• Support management of insurance and claims processes relating to health and safety matters.
• Assist in the deployment and monitoring of health and safety policies, procedures, and programmes.
• Provide input to training programmes and actively encourage safe working practices.
• Participate in incident investigations, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented.
• Work with teams to implement risk mitigation measures that protect employees’ health and wellbeing.
• Support internal stakeholders to ensure full compliance with statutory requirements, including documentation and reporting.

Requirements

We are seeking a proactive and knowledgeable Health & Safety Officer to support a busy production environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving health and safety standards across site operations, ensuring compliance with legislation, and fostering a culture of safety awareness at all levels.

• Experience with SAP or similar systems.
• Background in wellbeing initiatives or safety culture development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in incident investigation.
• Strong knowledge of current H&S legislation and best practice.
• Relevant qualification in Occupational Health & Safety (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent).
• Experience working in a manufacturing, production, or similar industrial environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance