Vacancy Title: Health & Safety Officer (FTC) Contract Type: Contract Location: Merseyside Industry: TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING QHSE Salary: £34000 - £35000 per annum, Benefits: Pro rata Start Date: 2026-05-18 REF: J91987482 Contact Name: Charlie Ward Contact Email: charlie.ward@russell-taylor.co.uk Vacancy Published: 4 days ago Immediate start required (1 week acceptable)
Are you an experienced health and Safety professional? Are you available for a 6 month fixed term contract? Do you have manufacturing and / or medical/pharmaceutical experience?
Principal Objectives
* Deliver & maintain a compliant & safe working environment; Fulfill all current legislation across all shift patterns. This is for multiple sites from Widnes to Southport
* Deliver & continuously improve Health & Safety standards, procedures & policies required by ISO14001 & OHSAS18001.
* Deliver, develop, assess, and improve a Risk Management Approach to each process flow & all activities in all departments.
* Ownership of all H&S records, including their organization & upkeep. This is for all sites.
* Ownership for safety prevention; proactive approach to develop & deliver effective Near Miss' processes.
* Ownership for the effective management of incidents as required, associated paperwork, & completion of any corrective/preventative actions.
* Ensure monthly reports & statistics are generated to show how each department (& the business units as a whole) are performing.
* Ensure all legislation is met for all processes.
* Support Leadership & Project Teams in the time specific delivery & control of new / modified processes, and/or machinery installations using the defined Change Control Process.
* Continuous improvement of all processes to proactively comply with changes to HSE guidelines; where appropriate train, support & enforce.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure all risk assessments are carried out & maintained.
* Maintain, organize & update as required all H&S records.
* Ownership of all contractors and permit to work completion.
* Senior leadership team member, attend & conduct meetings as required.
* Accurately review & present agreed KPI's showing the business H&S status.
* Develop daily, weekly & monthly safety audit processes to ensure our high standards are maintained & the site remains compliant with current legislation.
* Control the process of all Site waste streams, ensuring all safety, quality and environmental compliance criteria are met.
* Control & report on all H&S expenditure, ensuring all spend is within approved budgetary limits.
* Site Induction: Conduct Site safety inductions for all employees and contractors.
* Responsible for ensuring all Permit to Work and Contractor Controls are accurate and are being followed.
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