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Health and Safety Officer

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* Do you want to work for a well established business?

* Do you want career progression opportunities?

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Due to continued expansion, we're recruiting an experienced Health and Safety Officer to join our well established client.

The Health and Safety Officer will play a key role in the development and delivery of the company’s health and safety improvement plans for all operations. Under the direction of the site H&S Manager, the H&S Officer will work closely with site Managers, Supervisors and Operators to influence positive change in how to approach risk reduction activities, including: identifying opportunities for improvement; project support activities; and continuous safety coaching and training.

Summary:

* The H&S Officer will be required to complete audits, assessments, and inspections to determine where risk improvements can be made whilst also ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation.

Key Objectives:

* Implement risk improvement action plans to support operational improvement.

* Support risk assessment activities to positively influence the reduction of the site health and safety risks and associated financial costs.

* Analyse and report health and safety performance to internal and external clients.

* Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and keep up to date with UK and International regulation and legislation.

* Develop the occupational health and safety management system and liaise with the Internal Audit team to deliver continuous improvement.

* Coaching employees to enhance their development and to assist them in fulfilling their individual and collective H&S responsibilities.

* Consult with all internal stakeholder on health and safety matters and lead the implementation of safe systems of work.

* Support workplace campaigns to promote increased awareness of local or group-wide safety improvements.

Requirements:

* Excellent communication skills that enable influence with colleagues.

* Able to cope with numerous issues simultaneously and capable of prioritising tasks accordingly.

* A genuine interest in health and safety issues and how this role can influence a positive change.

* Analytical ability with understanding of how to utilise systems to carry out problem solving.

* Understanding of health and safety legislation.

* Competent in hazard identification and risk control.

* Ability to deliver safety coaching and training.

* Experience of working in manufacturing.

This is a Full time, Permanent position.

Working hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm.

Salary: £36,000 Per Annum