Health and Safety Officer

We're looking for a Health & Safety Officer to join our team at Wincanton, based in Glasgow. You will report directly to the Health & Safety Manager and will provide critical support to the local operations teams.

Must currently hold or be working towards a relevant Health and Safety qualification such as NEBOSH.

Successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain Security Clearance.

Why Wincanton?
Unrivalled salary £28,000
Monday to Friday working 37.5 hours between 7am - 5pm
Generous Holiday entitlement
Retail Discounts - supermarket, fashion, tech, days out, food and drink, home, cinema, travel, sports, music and games, books, health and beauty, leisure, Enterprise rentals
Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
Friends and Family Apprenticeships - Not only can you learn and develop new skills, your friends and family can enrol on accredited courses too!
Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Holiday Trading
Healthcare Cash plan
Dental Cash plan
Pension Accident Insurance
Payroll Giving
Eye Care Vouchers
Online GP Access
Hospital Plan
Death in Service Benefit
Retirement Courses
50% discount on RAC cover
Discounted Gym Memberships
Extended Employee Assistance Programme including free financial and legal advice

Day to Day
Play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Health, Safety and Environmental strategies in accordance with Wincanton's internal procedures.
Support to ensure that all standards meet legislation and advise on and share best practice.
Ensure all sites achieve or surpass the targets set by Wincanton, driving standards from the outset to ensure accidents, incidents and lost time injuries are avoided.
Assist in driving a positive and proactive safety culture throughout all levels of the team to promote operational excellence in safety behaviours.
Support internal and external audit processes inclusive of ISO certifications.
Support in the co-ordination of all site Health, Safety and Environmental activities including committees, training, and communications to ensure sites remain compliant.
Develop appropriate HSE knowledge and expertise within the team.
Support in undertaking risk assessments as required and ensure that existing risk assessments are reviewed & linked to the relevant safe systems of work.
Support with accident investigation and reporting ensuring accurate root causes are identified with adequate corrective actions implemented to prevent reoccurrence.
Support to ensure that all hazards, near misses, accidents and incidents are recorded correctly and where necessary, escalated within a timely manner using the company safety database system.
Be pro-active in decision making based on analysis, experience, judgement, and intuition but recognise when to escalate.
Support the creation and maintenance of HSE related plans across sites utilising the Group documents and strategies.
Seek Continuous Improvement on all aspects regarding HSE across the contract.
Any other duties considered necessary to fulfil the role.

What will you bring?
Currently holds or working towards a relevant Health and Safety qualification such as NEBOSH.
Experience of HSE in an operational area, preferably in a warehousing operation.
Proactive, effective, and motivated team player who can demonstrate a strong capability of engaging with the workforce and be able to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
Remains calm and works well under pressure in tight deadline situations, displaying exceptional organisational skills.
Must possess strong Microsoft Office skills.
Experience of working to ISO standards would be of benefit.
Must be able to demonstrate a keen interest in continually improving our Health, Safety and Environment performance.
Must hold a current valid UK driving license and be willing to travel to different sites including to support or cover other operations.
Flexible with shift patterns changing, when required.

Wincanton's Commitment
Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton's deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.