Health and Safety Coordinator

Role: Health and Safety Coordinator

Location: Elland

Salary & Package: £40,000 + Overtime

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to be a part of a company that is experiencing extensive growth? Our client is an industry leading engineering business supplying engineered products and engineered solutions to some of the UKs largest businesses.

Our Client:

With a UK based Head Office, the business has been trading for a number of years building up an enviable client base. The business has over 220 staff working across a number of sites across the UK. The company focuses on engineered products supplying every major sector. The company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth whilst keeping the business and its staff safe.

Role:

Reporting in to the HSE Director the Health and Safety Coordinator plays a key role in developing, implementing, and continuously improving the company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management System. This position ensures all HSE standards, processes, and procedures meet both internal objectives and external regulatory requirements, while aligning with the company’s overall strategy. You will manage on-site health, safety, and environmental responsibilities for the Elland manufacturing site. This role emphasises building strong connections with team leaders and employees to promote a proactive safety mindset. Core duties include performing safety assessments, evaluating hazardous substances and coordinating various safety-focused projects. The position also involves contributing to internal auditing activities and assisting with external audits.

You will be responsible for:

• Implement and maintain the Safety Improvement Programme, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Communicate HSE objectives and deliver presentations, workshops, and coaching sessions to embed safety culture.
• Provide expert HSE advice to all departments and drive compliance with legislation and best practices.
• Lead and document root cause analysis for incidents and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain and report HSE statistics, hazard logs, and audit findings.
• Oversee occupational health surveillance to mitigate workplace risks.
• Support the management of contractors to ensure HSE compliance.
• Facilitate risk assessments, accident investigations, and system improvements to enhance safety practices.
• Ensure effective record-keeping and maintain integrated safe systems of work for employees, contractors, and visitors.

Role Requirements:

• Proven experience in HSE coordination and improvement programmes.
• Strong knowledge of HSE legislation and risk management processes.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and promote safety-first practices.
• A recognized IOSH qualification (essential).
• Proven experience in writing and managing health and safety policies and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and best practices.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent (desirable).

If you’re passionate about health, safety, and the environment and want to advance your career in an engineering environment, we’d love to hear from you!