Employer: DPD Group UK
Location: Leicester
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 5 Apr 2025
Sector: Manufacturing
Role: Health and Safety Advisor
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Company Description
* Contract Type: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per Week
* Salary: GBP39,545
* Base Location: Hinckley or Smethwick, with a requirement to travel to different DPD locations
* Days of Work: Monday to Friday
DPD is a member of Geopost, one of Europe's leading parcel delivery networks, and aims to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK, with a turnover of over GBP2 billion. We deliver the best service, use the best technology, and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
Job Description
Our General Manager – Network Health and Safety is currently recruiting for an outstanding Health and Safety Advisor to join their highly experienced and growing team. Your primary purpose will be to work with network and hub management to ensure legal compliance with health and safety legislation, providing H&S advice and expertise to all business areas and teams, and supporting the H&S Team in delivering critical H&S projects and programmes.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include
* Working with the business to promote and regulate a high standard of health & safety awareness to achieve compliance with legislation.
* Promoting a positive health and safety culture within DPD and supporting the strategic direction of the company.
* Supporting and advising sites in achieving compliance with health and safety legislation and effective reporting.
* Supporting sites with incident investigation and carrying out investigations of major incidents.
* Undertaking frequent monitoring checks and inspections of sites as required.
* Collaborating to deliver progress towards Health and Safety Projects.
* Driving positive cultural change through employee consultation, engagement programs, and delivery of health and safety information.
* Attendance at site and departmental meetings as required.
Qualifications
To be considered for this role, ideally you will be NCRQ Qualified or hold the NEBOSH Diploma in Applied Health and Safety or at least be working towards such qualifications. You should have a minimum understanding of the application of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and its supporting legislation.
Due to the nature of our business and the operational hours of our new site, you must be able to work flexible hours to ensure the site's H&S needs are met.
* Proven track record in producing high-quality Health and Safety Documentation including Risk Assessment and SSoW.
* Excellent communication skills, able to communicate to a high standard in numerous formats.
* Comfortable working on your own initiative with the ability to prioritise and effectively manage your time.
* Ability to work collaboratively and supportively within the team.
* Strong IT skills with experience of using Microsoft packages or Google Suite.
* Demonstrate DPD DNA of Accountability, Flexibility, Hard Work, Caring, Passion, and Respect.
* Ability to work flexibly.
About Our Benefits
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business. It's important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing more than just a salary and job stability. To name a few benefits:
* Holiday trading
* Enhanced maternity and paternity package
* Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
* Free onsite car parking for all employees
* Health Kiosks visiting every location
* Vitality at Work
* Discounted shopping from hundreds of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
* Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
* Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses for employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job.
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer numerous development and promotion opportunities.
If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.
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