Health and Safety Officer
The company are an Independent, family-owned company manufacturing organic intermediates for the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, Rubber, Polymer, Food & Beverage and allied industries. They operate from West Bromwich in the West Midlands and were established over 150 years ago.
The vacancy is for a Health and Safety Officer.
Reporting to the Safety Health & Environmental Manager the main duties of the Health and Safety Officer will be:
Assist the Production and Engineering Management teams in developing risk assessments and safe systems of work.
Assisting with the maintenance of the sites environmental management system
Ensure suitable SHE inspection and auditing programmes are established, completed and implemented, including maintenance/follow up of corrective action databases.
Support the development and delivery of Site Safety Meetings and other SHE communications
Review, devise, write and implement suitable health, safety and environmental procedures
Advise, coach and mentor employees on compliance with their legal health and safety duties.
Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, issuing reports and ensuring SHE Incident log is up to date and maintained.
Support the delivery of SHE training and manage the competency matrix
Maintenance of competent authority communication logs
Emergency preparedness - Ensure Safety Data Sheets and COMAH Compliance
Review area fire risk assessmentsSkills and Experience
Health and Safety experience gained from manufacturing, preferably high hazard industry, chemicals and CoMAH preferred.
Risk assessment review and development experience
Incident investigation, root cause analysis, auditing and report writing
NEBOSH certificate essential
Knowledge of current SHE legislation/regulation
Knowledge of Process Safety, Human Factors and Behavioural Safety an advantageSalary £32-36k, 36:25 hours per week, 08:45 - 16:30 Monday to Friday, 25 days holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays, free life assurance cover and generous paid sick scheme (both after a qualifying period). We also provide access to a stakeholder pension scheme, a voluntary employee medical cash benefit plan