Occupational Health Advisor
Location: Flixton, Suffolk
Salary: In region of GBP45000
About
Join one of the UKs largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding GBP3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide occupational health cover to agency staff.
2. Actively support the Company health campaigns within the engagement plan improving staff turnover.
3. Conduct home visits to support long-term sick return to work, reducing absence.
4. Advise the site on any changes in law/legislation, minimizing the legal risks to the company.
5. Perform food handler assessments.
6. Advise on preventative healthcare.
7. Undertake confined space health assessments and fork lift drivers health assessments, including assessments for night shift workers.
8. Manage referrals and provide advice regarding capability and rehabilitation.
Key Skills
Essential
Qualification:
1. Degree in Occupational Health.
Experience / Knowledge:
2. Forklift Truck medicals.
3. DSE assessment (the assessment can be done by anyone trained in DSE assessment, but Occupational Health needs to be involved if any problems are found).
4. Night Worker Medicals.
5. New and Expectant Mothers Risk Assessment (manager and OH).
6. Skin surveillance.
7. Engineers medicals (new starters test for colour blindness).
8. LGV medicals (this is done by the drivers GP and certificates kept with managers).
9. Vibration White Finger.
10. Lead, Asbestos, Radiation.
Desirable
11. Drugs and Alcohol Support.
12. Health Education.
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