Health & Safety Officer

Our client is looking for an experience Health and Safety Officer to join their busy team down in the beautiful region of Cornwall.

The successful candidate will promote Health Safety and Environmental awareness and best practice coordinating activities against a structured HS&E management system and improvement plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To coordinate HS&E activities in line with company policies and procedures
• Ensure that the local management team are aware of legislative and company requirements and their individual accountabilities
• Provide timely information locally and to the wider business on HS&E performance and improvement via KPIs, an Improvement log and overall HS&E Cockpit
• To optimise the value added by this role during the seasonal fluctuations in business activities additional objectives may be added with agreement of both line managers
• Responsible for reviewing the validity of all risk assessments annually, following an accident or incident, when work practices, site locations, equipment or legislation changes

You will have previous experience of coordinating H&S in a manufacturing or agricultural business and hold a NEBOSH or IOSH Certificate. You will also have the following:

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Previous experience of accident and incident investigation to root cause and coaching of others
• Risk assessment of manufacturing and agricultural activities and coaching of others
• Safe System of work creation and verification
• Control of contractors
• Proven ability to influence at all levels and robust handling or peer pressure
• Proven proactive approach to HS&E
• Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage conflicting and changing priorities
• Ability to communicate both locally and with remote management teams
• Competent use of EXCEL for data analysis and trending
• Competent use of Outlook and e-mail for concise communication
• Competent us of word and power point for report writing and presentations

Desirable

• Experience of coordinating environmental management systems
• Confident and certified trainer
• Membership of Safety institute e.g. IOSH

How to Apply

If you have the skills and experience required for this role then please click apply and follow a short application process