At Northwood, we are dedicated to zero-harm, empowering colleagues, leading with humility, and ultimately, coming together as one family.
At our Lancaster Mill, we have a fantastic part-time opportunity available to grow into HSEQ and promote health and safety, quality, and sustainability across our business.
As our part-time HSEQ Advisor, you will receive mentorship from our HSEQ experts and gain exposure to areas that will unlock further prospects in your career.
The working pattern will be 25 hours per week, ideally across 5 days, however we could potentially accommodate a 4-day week (Monday as one of those days each week due to business requirements).
About the Role
What you will be doing:
* Health & Safety: You will promote a culture of safety, assist with training programs, and investigate incidents to prevent recurrence. You will assist in creating/reviewing risk assessments and SOPs and support the Safety and Action Plan. Additionally, you will maintain the COSHH register and carry out COSHH Assessments for chemicals arriving onsite.
* Environment: You’ll help monitor environmental performance, support energy-saving initiatives, and ensure compliance with permits and regulations. This is your chance to drive our sustainability efforts forward.
* Quality: You will assist in external audits of the QMS, including ISO9001, BRC, FSC, and customer audits, helping to ensure our products meet technical specifications. You will also own the external audit corrective action plans, ensuring timely completion and response.
* Procurement: You will assist in the procurement of PPE, stock, training equipment, and documentation, fostering long-lasting relationships with suppliers and contractors.
* Your development: You may deputise for the HSEQ Manager in their absence, gaining experience and insight into H&S leadership areas.
In addition, there is much more exposure to gain in this role, which will set you on the right path to progress.
Benefits
* Company pension
* Life assurance
* Free company products
* Free on-site parking
* Discounts on food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms
* Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
* Free early access to pay scheme
* Salary sacrifice schemes
* Employee referral scheme
Requirements
Please be mindful that within the operational part of our tissue mills, you may encounter humidity, puddles from water residue, and scents from waste-water extraction. We minimize these as much as reasonably possible, but this is common in a tissue mill setting, and we are committed to our ‘Zero Harm by Choice’ principle.
Qualities and skills we’re looking for:
* A genuine interest in HSEQ and a willingness to learn
* Proficiency in a fast-paced FMCG environment, understanding urgency and intensity
* Proactive, critical mindset with confidence to challenge non-conformance and educate colleagues
* Adaptive communication skills across all levels
* Results-driven and self-motivated
* Analytical skills to convert raw data into reports
We are seeking colleagues who have obtained or are willing to obtain:
* Level 3 NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent/higher)
* Level 3 NEBOSH Environmental Management (or equivalent/higher)
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