Health and Safety and Environmental Officer

Questech Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced HSE Officer to join the team at one of our clients based in Doncaster. 

The Role:

This is a very challenging and varied role for a very busy and growing food processing facility. You will be the go-to person for all matters regarding health, safety, and environmental issues on the site. You will need to be a solutions provider, not just someone who can highlight issues. Your aim is to develop a culture of safe working.

The Hours:

45 hour per week Monday to Friday.

The Pay:

£30,000 - £35,000 per year depending on experience. 

Key Responsibilities:

•    Coordinate site wide activities to ensure Health & safety compliance with the use of Bright Safe system provided by Croner.

•    Create/update risk assessments, safe systems of work and safe working agreements/conditions for contractors.

•    Active safety auditing, reports, and statistical analysis for site (including annual review safety report and statistics).

•    Oversee multiple H&S statutes and schemes relating to food manufacturing / slaughter.

•    Work with associated safety-related documentation for site (e.g., labelling, packaging, customer/supplier questionnaires, web-site content).

•    Drive accountability for H&S downwards.

•    The liaison points for the HSE and the Environment Agency.

•    Manage health and safety for site and develop committee meetings.

•    Other Areas Of Responsibility:

•    Accident analysis, investigations, and proactive prevention measures.

•    Liaise with external parties (insurers/auditors/consultants/other stakeholders)

•    Manage the delivery of training as required (or arrange specific external courses)

•    Lead on all matters regarding environmental compliance

Qualification & Other Requirements:

•    NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health or keen to obtain this.

•    Proven track record in health and safety management in a food / FMCG manufacturing environment.

•    Technical Skills

•    Excellent capability in Microsoft Office products.

Other Essential Skills:

•    Strong numeracy, writing and content delivery.

•    Excellent interpersonal skills/good communicator.

•    Be visible across the site and engage well with all staff.

•    Ability to act professionally and discreetly.

•    Ability to multi-task and manage own workload.

•    Flexible - able to work under pressure and handle multiple projects.

•    Excellent attention to detail.

Required Experience:

•    Experience of BRC audits and compliance.

•    Other transferable work experience.

Desirable Experience:

•    Experience in a fast moving highly mechanised production environment highly desirable.

•    Experience of the meat processing sector is beneficial.

To be considered for this role please apply with your most up-to-date CV or for more information please call and speak to Simon.