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At Adaptable Recruitment we have an Excellent Opportunity for an Experienced Health & Saftey Officer to join a world leading manufacturer in the Cheshire area.. Salary: up to £45,000 Depending On Experience Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays Location: Cheshire - Fully Office Based Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 7am - 3.30pm Friday 7am - 2.30pmBenefits: Enhanced Benefits PackageMain Responsibilities to include:
- Provide guidance and technical support to the production management and supervisory teams to ensure legal compliance with OHS acts, regulations, and best practice.
- Mentoring the supervisory and management team members to achieve OSH excellence in support of the OSH road map.
- Implementing OHS systems and processes.
- Support the management and supervisory teams to investigate incidents and the identification of root causes.
- Undertake weekly OHS audits and produce accurate reports of those audits.
- Undertake new employee, contractor and visitor inductions.
- Identify equipment requiring repair and quarantine pending repair.
- Liaise with procurement to identify Personal Protective Equipment opportunities.
- Respond to fire alarm activations and coordinate emergency response on the factory floor.
- Deputise for the Head of Head & Safety during leave or absence.
- Provide weekly OHS reports for the management team.
- Execute planned and breakdown maintenance on mobile equipment and overhead cranes.
- Execute statutory inspections on cranes, lifting accessories and mobile equipment.
- Manage maintenance service providers to provide the most cost-effective service.
- Produce monthly reports on maintenance costs.
- Manage the protective coverall service provider.
- Draft purchase orders for maintenance activities
The Ideal Candidate:
- Must be a confident individual able to develop relationships and influence factory floor managers, supervisors, and employees.
- Previous factory floor experience in a similar role in the Heavy Engineering sector is desirable.
- Ability to work under pressure and respond to dynamic and time sensitive demands is required.
- Detailed understanding and experience of simultaneous crane operations would be highly desirable.
- A member of a recognised Safety Institution, with evidence of CPD is required.
- Must have an OSH qualification, recognised by IOSH and post qualification experience in an OSH role.
- Detailed knowledge and application of LOLER & PUWER legislation & MEWP operations.
- An adult teaching qualification such as PTTLLS is desirable.
- Must be able to produce documentation, such as risk assessments and safe systems of work to a high standard and right first time.
- Appointed person for lifting qualification desirable.
- Experience of construction projects and managing construction contractors would be advantageous. Must be confident with understanding and implement CDM 2015 in the role of client and principle contractor.
- Experience of implementing HAVS reduction measures desirable.
Benefits to include:
- Competitive salary
- Contributory pension scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme (buy 5 days per year)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Earlier finish on Fridays
- On-site parking with electric/plug-in charging points
- Subsidised onsite canteen
- Free fruit, free birthday breakfast & free cake Fridays
