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.