TITLE: Health & Safety Officer
JOB REF: 11179
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent
LOCATION: Leicester
SALARY: £27,000 - £32,000
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week
CAR PARKING: Yes
JR Personnel are an employment agency acting on behalf of a client who is looking for a Health & Safety Officer. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in health and safety with a focus on compliance.
Why join this client: They are very successful, supportive and caring – it is a great place to work – we have placed a handful of staff over the recent years who love working there.
The Company: Our client is a family business and have been in operation for over 25 years. They are a construction company and operate & project manage customer sites throughout the UK.
The Office and Culture: friendly, down to earth, upbeat, hands on and everyone works together.
Career Prospects: good, there is room to grow and develop over time.
ROLE PROFILE:
* Assist with all the health and safety policies
* Carry out, monitor and implement risk assessments
* Consider how to reduce possible risks
* Assist in writing procedures that identify and consider hazards
* Support with data and analysis
* Assist in investigating health and safety incidents, compiling reports, and making recommendations
* Carry out regular safety audits and inspections
* Maintain health and safety compliance and audit results
* Attend H&S meetings, taking minutes
* Keep up to date with new legislation
* Advise employees on a range of specialist areas, such as fire regulations, hazardous substances, safeguarding machinery, etc
PERSON PROFILE:
* Seeking someone with at least one years’ work experience within H&S
* NEBOSH qualified in Occupational Health & Safety
* Excellent communication skills and able to talk to people at all levels
* Must be self-motivated
* Need someone with a positive “can-do" attitude
* Work on your own initiative
* Possess strong planning, time management and organisational skills
* Able to multi-task
* A team player
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Strong attention to detail
DESIRED CRITERIA:
* Experience of working in a manufacturing or construction industry
Due to the number of responses generated, we are unable to get back to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within 7 days you have not been successful on this occasion