About The Role
Qualifications and Experience
• IOSH Qualified minimum (Required)
• NEBOSH qualified (Desirable)
• Experience within a Health and Safety related Coordinator role (Desirable)
• Maintained update knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation.
• Strong IT literate with a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office package of software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)
• The ability to engage with and influence a workforce to achieve improvement.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills. Good attention to detail.
• The ability to accurately collate, manipulate and interpret data and reports and draw conclusions in the context of the working environment.
• Flexible with a ‘can-do’ attitude to tasks with the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• A track record in Health and Safety management in a food production or manufacturing environment. (desirable)
Schedule:
• 9 Hours
• Sunday to Thursday with flexibility to cover team members/ holidays / BHOL
• 4 weeks Monday – Friday on days while training
• Full-time, Permanent
• 28 days Holiday (including Bank holidays
Responsibilities & Requirements
• Making sure that policies cover basic safety rules/regulations
• accident investigation/evaluation and/or reporting procedures.
• In the event of an accident taking place, it is the duty of a health and safety coordinator to ensure the investigation is carried out and to gather all information and necessary evidence to support the investigation. You will make sure that work-related injuries and/or accidents are well-documented, properly kept and communicated to Site Manager and Department managers.
• To report any RIDDOR that is necessary to HSE and communicate this to the relevant employees within the site and the Group.
• He/she then works closely with the top management and supervisors to make sure that particular type of accident doesn’t happen again.
• The health and safety coordinator plays a very important role in the implementation of safety plans and or policies. He/she also monitors and evaluates the outcome and effect of such policies.
• Is responsible for keeping the following documents up to date for the site- Risk Assessments, SOP’s, PUWER.
• To carry out weekly site inspections and create corrective actions. Also, to chase these actions and ensure they get closed off in the appropriate timescale agreed. This is mainly done in a bid to identify workplace hazards (which include wet floors, blocked exits, etc) and to also embark on corrective and or preventive measures as the case may be.
• Ability to carry out projects and jobs and complete them to a certain timescale provided by the Manager/Supervisor.
• The ability to work fully within the rules of Food Hygiene, whilst completing jobs to a high standard.
• Ensure staff are trained in their areas of work, e.g SOPs and RA’s trained out for that particular area for each member of staff to ensure maximum safety for all employees. And keep the training matrix up to date.
• Ensure the site has enough First Aiders and Fire Marshals on site. Arrange training if necessary.
• Ensure the site undergoes the correct amount of Fire Evacuations each year to comply with the law. To liaise with the engineering department.
• Ensure each member of staff has been issued with the correct PPE/PPC and is adhering to H&S polices and procedures at site at all times.
• Be responsible for logging and chasing EWR & Near Miss/Hazard Forms.
• Carry out any other duties reasonably requested by your Manager or the Site Manager to support the business.
• Provide positive leadership and promote a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Maintain and promote high standards in Health and Safety.
• Work closely with the H&S manager and all members of staff to put in place the right safety measures that will prevent accidents and ill-health as well as ensuring legal compliance.
• Organise training for staff, either internally or through external providers.
• Perform internal safety audits to monitor compliance.
• Prepare and communicate safety awareness, toolbox talks, safety alerts etc.
• Maintain site emergency teams of Fire Wardens and First Aiders for the site, arranging training where necessary.
• Ensure Health & Safety notice boards are updated with relevant information (H&S Policy, H&S Alerts, H&S Minutes of Meetings etc.)
• Chair site H&S meetings.