Award-winning company Ideal Extraction Ltd is a specialist engineering company based in Ilkley. It provides bespoke dust and fume extraction systems, primarily to the woodworking sector and supports businesses with maintenance and testing of systems, helping clients keep on top of health and safety legislation. We work with companies of all sizes, from small independent businesses to multi-million pound blue-chip companies.
Recruitment of the team has been developed with great care to employ the right people There is a supportive culture of mutual respect with a strong focus on maintaining and prioritising a good health work/life balance for the team. The company is proud to be accredited as a 4 Day Week Employer.
Ideal Extraction Ltd is looking to appoint a part-time Health, Safety & Risk Coordinator to act as the company's internal point of contact for all on-site and office-based Health, Safety and compliance systems, producing project specific documentation and working with the external Health & Safety consultant to ensure compliance with client and accreditation requirements, while proactively supporting safe delivery of on-site installation works.
Key responsibilities:
a) Health and Safety systems and compliance
· Act as the internal Health and Safety lead and main contact for the external Health and Safety consultant
· Maintain company Health and Safety policies and records
· Coordinate annual SafeContractor accreditation and ongoing compliance
· Maintain training, competence and certification records
· Manage sub-contractor Health and Safety approvals, insurances and competence checks
b) Project Health and Safety documentation
· Produce and review project-specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
· Develop and maintain standard RAMS templates for common scopes of work
· Liaise with contracts engineers to understand site-specific risks and installation methods
· Review sub-contractor RAMS and integrate with company documentation
· Respond to client Health and Safety queries, portals and pre-start documentation requests
c) Proactive risk management
· Support early identification of project risks during project planning
· Provide Health and Safety input into project kick-off meetings
· Monitor trends in incidents, near-misses or client feedback
· Coordinate incident and near-miss reporting where required
· Carry out occasional site visits / audits where appropriate
d) Coordination with external Health and Safety consultant
· Implement actions advised by the external Health and Safety consultant
· Prepare information and evidence in advance of reviews or audits
· Escalate complex or high-risk issues appropriately
· Ensure external advice is embedded into day-to-day practice
Authority and reporting
· Reports directly to a Company Director
· Has authority to:
o Challenge unsafe practices
o Request additional controls or clarification
o Escalate concerns where necessary
Skills and experience
Essential:
· NEBOSH General Certificate (or working towards)
· Experience producing RAMS in construction / installation / industrial environments
· Understanding of CDM, sub-contractor management and client-led Health and Safety standards
· Strong written communication and attention to detail
· Confident working with engineers and site teams
Desirable:
· Experience with SafeContractor or similar SSIP schemes
· Experience working in factory or operational live environments
· Previous coordination role
Person specification
· The successful candidate must be a strong team player with a willingness to collaborate – we work together as a team to meet our customers' needs and help the company to thrive. This role requires someone who is both keen to learn from others and to share their skills, knowledge and ideas to develop the team and the business.
· You should thrive working in a fast-paced, customer focused environment where things can change at a moment's notice and be resilient and able to respond to changing situations with ease and positivity.
· Excellent communication skills are a key requirement, as you will be working a wide range of suppliers, partners, customers and third parties, altering your style of communication as appropriate. You will be transparent and proactive in sharing ideas, feedback and updates.
· We pride ourselves on our industry reputation and expect that it will be natural to you to act with the highest levels of integrity at all times, always demonstrating respect for those you deal with, irrespective of their job title or position.
· As we move the business forward, you will need to be open and keen to adopt new ways of working, particularly in terms of digital systems.
· You should be able to maintain excellent attention to detail whilst running multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating an ownership mindset.
Hours and working pattern
· This is a part-time role of approximately 20 hours per week worked between Monday and Thursday
· Flexibility to increase hours during peak project periods is desirable
· Office based in Ilkley with occasional site visits as required
Remuneration and benefits
· Hourly rate of £18 to £23 depending on skills and experience
· Enrolled into the company pension scheme after three months
· Annual leave of five weeks plus recognised Bank Holidays (pro rata)
· A company mobile phone is provided (private usage subject to company policy)
To discuss this role in more detail or to send your CV, please contact Helen Rhodes, Director at:
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