Health and Safety Officer

The Company Our client is a market leader in the engineering sector; a period of growth has led to their requirement for a Health and Safety Office The Role • Will lead Safety and Health activity, ensuring the highest international standards are in place, maintained and reviewed for improvement. • Drive cultural change and behaviour, demonstrating best practice. • Improve the companies’ Safety and Health procedures, standards and processes. • Maintain compliance against latest legislative criteria. • Ensure a zero accident/incident culture within Safety, Health and Environmental matters. • Embrace methods to reduce accidents/incidents leading to increased health in the team leading naturally to improved productivity. • Define Safety, Health and Environmental procedures in conjunction with staff. • Set up and maintain controls and documentation procedures. • Compile and maintain COSHH register. • Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and produce statistical reports. • Review existing policies, ensuring that any changes/improvements are implemented. • Measure performance and identify any areas of weakness, recommending and implementing improvements. • Mentor and coach other managers and staff, providing training, tools and techniques to enable others to achieve the highest of standards. • Ongoing monitoring of KPIs to ensure the company is working as effectively as possible. The Person • Will have experience in a similar role. • Candidates are required to be the expert in their field, therefore should be qualified as a minimum to the NEBOSH or IOSH. • Experience of environmental, health and safety in a similar organisation. • Good understanding of health and safety legal obligations. • Have an ability to engage employees at all levels. The Benefits • You will be working for a well-established growing employer. • An excellent salary. • A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment. • The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.