Safety, Health and Environment Officer

Safety, Health and Environment Officer Position Overview

My client are an Independent, family-owned company manufacturing organic intermediates for the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, Rubber, Polymer, Food & Beverage and allied industries. They currently have a vacancy for a SHE Officer to join the team to assist in the development and implementation of site Safety, Health and Environmental programmes

Reporting to the Safety Health & Environmental Manager the main duties will be:

• Assist the Production and Engineering Management teams in developing risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Assisting with the maintenance of the sites environmental management system and compiling of reports aligned to the requirements of the sites Environmental Permit
• Ensure suitable SHE inspection and auditing programmes are established and implemented, including maintenance/follow up of corrective action databases and tracking of KPI's.
• Support the development and delivery of Site Safety Meetings and other Safety communications
• Review, devise, write and implement suitable health, safety and environmental procedures
• Advise, coach and mentor employees on compliance with their legal health and safety duties.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, issuing reports and ensuring SHE Incident log is up to date and maintained.
• Support the delivery of SHE training and manage the competency matrix
• Maintenance of competent authority communication logs and completing reports for the competent authority, as applicable
• Emergency preparedness aligned to the sites COMAH Emergency Plan
• Fire risk assessments

Safety, Health and Environment Officer Position Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years Health and Safety experience gained from manufacturing, preferably high hazard industry, chemicals and COMAH
• Risk assessment review and development
• Incident investigation, root cause analysis, auditing and report writing
• NEBOSH certificate essential, NEBOSH diploma preferred
• Knowledge of current SHE legislation/regulation
• Knowledge and practicable application of Competence and Training management systems an advantage
• Knowledge of Process Safety, Human Factors and Behavioural Safety an advantage

Safety, Health and Environment Officer Position Remuneration

• Salary £32-40k (depending on experience)
• 36:25 hours per week, 08:45 - 16:30 Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays
• Free life assurance cover and generous paid sick scheme (both after a qualifying period).
• Access to a stakeholder pension scheme
• Voluntary employee medical cash benefit plan.

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