Health and Safety Assistant

Health & Safety Assistant 

Monday - Friday: 8.30AM - 5.00PM

Annual Salary between £26,000 - £30,000

What's in it for me?

People Solutions are currently recruiting for a Health and Safety Assistant to join our well-established client based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. This is a fantastic opportunity offering an amazing annual salary and room to grow and progress.

What are the benefits?

• Site Parking
• Progressive Company

Day to Day Duties

• Permanent, full-time. Please note this role is based on-site full time
• Work closely with the site SHE Manager to ensure compliance
• Support the continual Improvement of Health, Safety & Environmental for the business
• Help deliver new Ideas and strategies to support growth
• Work closely with the site production teams to further develop the H&S culture
• Help support the SHE Manager build a better H&S culture across the other Managers
• Work with the Business Excellence Advisor to ensure training Is delivered
• Help ensure all legislation changes relevant to the business are delivered.

Responsibilities:

• Contributing towards the achievement of further SHE accreditations in line with the company’s strategic plan
• Working with the H&S manager to coordinate & participate in site H&S safety inspections, including note taking
• Undertake risk assessments and produce SSOW
• Assist with managing the Company's Occupational Health surveillance
• Assisting with the annual review of risk assessments, to include COSHH assessments
• Assisting with accident and incident investigations / RIDDOR reporting to ensure the timely production of corrective and preventative action plans
• Assisting with day-to-day health and safety activities
• Assisting with client specific on-boarding processes and control of contractors
• Reviewing, updating and analysing employee training records
• Updating and maintaining health and safety records
• Coordinating and booking industry accredited training courses
• Purchasing H&S consumables, signage and PPE, ensuring adequate supplies are maintained
• Preparing Health and Safety literature including memos’, newsletters and tool box talks on a monthly basis
• Updating health and safety notice boards and safety signage where required
• Providing office cover in the absence of the SHE Manager
• Delivering company inductions as and when required
• Monitoring and replenishing First Aid stations across site
• Attending meetings and minute taking
• General filling and scanning of documentation
• Assisting with Health, Safety & Environmental site audits

Essential Skills

• The company will support with NEBOSH qualification, Environmental qualification and Audit qualification in this position.

Qualifications:

• Awareness of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
• An understanding of 14001 & 45001 desirable
• Experience of working In a manufacturing environment advantageous
• Minimum 1 year’s Health & Safety experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Experience

• IOSH qualified – Managing Safely, and be willing to work towards NEBOSH Certification

What training is provided?

Training is provided

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