Occupational Health Advisor to the Workington Mill

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Job description

Occupational Health Advisor to the Workington Mill

Workington

A smart and meaningful choice

Holmen Board and Paper is a Swedish company and a member of the Holmen Group. The Workington Mill produces premium paperboard under the brand Incada. Our paperboard is an integral part of the shopping experience for our clients’ customers. Since 2013 we have powered the mill almost entirely by fossil fuel free energy. We value our employees and products highly. Today we are approximately 340 co-workers. Our integrated pulp and paperboard mill is located to the west of the beautiful Lake District in the north of England.

If you’re looking for the opportunity to be part of a great work community, are passionate about promoting health and wellbeing within the workplace, looking to develop yourself, we’d love to hear from you.

A new exciting opportunity has arisen within the Human Resources Department for an Occupational Health Advisor. We value proactive health management and the importance of a strong work life balance. The Occupational Health Advisor will provide a full professional, caring and proactive Occupational Health service to the Company whilst adhering to industry best practice.

Reporting to HR Business Partner, the successful candidate will:

• Advise the company about Occupational Health matters and take a proactive approach to promote the wellbeing of all employees.
• Manage illness and injury of employees at work pending referral to other agencies.
• Formulate departmental procedures to ensure that medical treatments, records and current legislation is adhered to and act as GDPR administrator of Occupational Health.
• Advise the Company on pre-employment health screening and required workplace adjustments.
• Conduct regular health screening for risk groups including (but not limited to) fork-lift truck drivers and crane operators.
• Liaise with outside agencies as required including GP’s and hospitals.
• Report on agreed Key Performance Indicators.
• Collaboratively work with HR and management.
• Manage the departmental budget, ordering supplies and maintenance of equipment for the department.
• Area Waste Holder for the department.

The successful Occupational Health Advisor will possess:

• RGN (Registered General Nurse) qualification and 3 years practical work experience, working within the professional and legal code of practice, in accordance with the Royal College of Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council UK.
• Minimum diploma level qualification within Occupational Health.

We offer you:

• Fantastic Contributory pension plan.
• Life assurance.
• A range of benefits to support your health and wellbeing.
• Opportunities to develop and grow.
• On-site staff canteen.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Exclusive staff discounts and deals through Benefit Hub.
• Social Club with regular events throughout the year.
• Family friendly procedures including enhanced maternity leave and menopause procedure.

Disabled applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply. We will make accommodations during the recruitment process to ensure accessibility.

Holmen is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

We are devoted and committed to developing our teams and ensuring that our staff have the courage, commitment and responsibility to perform at their best. We provide significant resources to enable you to achieve your potential and expect our staff to perform to the best of their ability at all times.

Apply today:

If you’re looking for the opportunity to challenge yourself and make a positive impact with a pioneering customer orientated business, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply, please click the “Apply for this position” link at the end of the advert and upload your CV to arrive by 1600 hours on Friday 18th April 2025.

We let the forest grow and give

Holmen’s operations are powered by the forest. The growing trees, the water rushing down the mighty rivers and the wind blowing through the treetops. This is the heart of Holmen, a business built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Renewable Energy, Wood Products, Paperboard and Paper. With a workforce of 3,500 people, we create a sustainable future and value for shareholders, customers and society with courage, commitment and responsibility.

Premium paperboard and innovative paper products from fresh fibre Holmen produces premium paperboard and innovative paper products for everything from cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food to books, magazines, advertising and transport packaging. Our products are appreciated by conscious customers due to their exceptional properties and low climate footprint. We use fresh fibre from sustainably managed and certified forests. Our production and processing facilities are located in Braviken, Hallstavik, Iggesund and Strömsbruk in Sweden and Workington in the UK.