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Health & Safety and Environmental Officer
The Role
As Health & Safety and Environment Officer, you will be responsible for supporting and developing Health, Safety and Environmental practices across both production and office environments.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting Health & Safety and Environmental risk assessments and identifying appropriate control measures.
- Monitoring and reporting on Health, Safety and Environmental performance.
- Ensuring management systems comply with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
- Working with senior management and production teams to identify hazards and develop safe working procedures.
- Supporting the implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental strategies and policies.
- Identifying site training requirements and helping to ensure appropriate training is delivered.
- Leading accident and incident investigations and coordinating any resulting actions.
- Maintaining accurate records of accidents and incidents and liaising with senior management and the relevant authorities where required.
- Working with Production and Maintenance teams to ensure new and repaired equipment is installed and operated safely.
- Carrying out regular site inspections to monitor compliance with policies and procedures.
- Managing the safe disposal of hazardous substances.
- Maintaining legal and best-practice information relevant to Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
- Monitoring environmental resource usage, including water and gas, and preparing KPI information.
- Developing initiatives around recycling, pollution reduction and pollution prevention.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
- NEBOSH qualification – essential
- IOSH qualification would be advantageous.
- Previous experience working within a production environment – essential
- Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental practices.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to prioritise workload and make decisions effectively.
- A flexible and collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across different departments.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who can confidently work with people at different levels across a production environment and influence positive changes in Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
This is a hands-on role where you will have the opportunity to work closely with production, maintenance and senior management teams, helping to identify risks, improve processes and maintain a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.
