Health and Safety Officer

​The rewards and Benefits on offer:

• A full time and permanent role from day 1!

• Immediate starts!

• You will have the opportunity to join an industry leading employer

• Ongoing progression and development opportunities

• Fantastic company culture

Mtrec’s new client opportunities

Mtrec recruitment are proudly representing our long term, and highly successful manufacturing client to recruit an experienced health and safety officer.

The position will report to the UK H&S manager and will have responsibility for providing advice and expertise to employees, supervisors and management in the development, implementation and maintenance of safe work practices and procedures in all operational areas and locations.

The business is an industry leader, and truly an employer of choice. If you meet the person specification below, apply now for an immediate response!

The job you will do:

• Advise Senior Management of H&S Law and updates.

• Ensure that safety procedures and working practices comply with legislative requirements and are in line with company values.

• Oversee the reporting of accidents under guidelines in compliance with RIDDOR

• To monitor and take appropriate action on accident / incident investigation, record, manage complaints and cases of ill health

• Investigating/recording incidents, accidents, complaints and cases of ill health

• Undertake risk assessments and site inspections and considering how risks could be reduced.

• Produce inspection analysis and reports to suggest improvements

• Ensuring that equipment is installed correctly/safely

• Deliver and coordinate all required training and maintain records, ensuring consistency across all sites, including the provision of First Aid and Fire Marshall services

• Chair and coordinate H&S meetings for the Scarborough site

• Assist with conducting H&S audits and oversee H&S audits by Legrand’s insurers

• Making presentations to groups of employees/managers

• Liaising with relevant authorities

• Ensure that the OH&S Management System confirms to the requirements of the ISO 45001 standard

• Report on the performance of the site OH&S Management System to top management (supported by UK H&S / CSR Manager)

• When requested, perform internal audits of the ISO 45001 Management System.

About you:

• Qualified with an Occupational H&S qualification e.g., NEBOSH Certificate / Diploma

• Proven ability to acquire and apply detailed legal, technical and regulatory information

• Proficient in the use of MS Office and Legrand systems

• Be able to deal efficiently and effectively with difficult situations

• Effective communicator at all levels – internal and external stakeholders

• Positive, proactive and professional approach with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and ensure confidentiality is always maintained

• Organisation and time management skills (priorities and multi tasks)

• Excellent analysis skills in understanding processes, tasks and operations

• Listening and ability to summarise as well as presentation skills

• Leadership and persuasive skills

• Calm, patient and assertive, with excellent negotiation skills

• Driving licence is desirable

• Willing to travel to other UK based site locations