Health and Safety Officer

We are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Officer to join a progressive manufacturing company with a global presence, yet a family-friendly feel to their UK Head Office in Milton Keynes where you would be based. This is an office-based, permanent role working Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm offering a salary of £35-40k per annum plus excellent benefits as outlined below!

As Health & Safety Officer you will be reporting into the Factory Manager with site accountability for Health & Safety, coordinating activities required to meet company standards and legal requirements, acting as an ambassador ensuring that all employees (approx 80) are compliant as well as the business itself. Your main duties will include the following:

1. Advising employees on how to minimise or ultimately avoid risks and hazards in the workplace.
2. Operating at all times with safe working practices according to Health and Safety regulations, COSHH, Control of Infection, waste disposal, etc., in accordance with legislative requirements and policies and procedures.
3. First aid duties.
4. Working with and training all employees to manage, monitor and improve the health and safety standards in the workplace.
5. Being responsible for all safety inspections in the workplace (for example, monitoring noise levels in a warehouse).
6. Assisting with the creation and management of health and safety monitoring systems and policies in the workplace.
7. Managing emergency procedures (such as fire alarm drills) and organising emergency teams such as fire marshals and first aiders.
8. Offering general health and safety advice to all employees.
9. Facilitating statutory inspections for LOLER and Compressed Air Systems.
10. Recording weekly health and safety tours and logging any accidents and incidents as appropriate.
11. Acting as the primary contact for maintenance requests and defects, liaising with all parties throughout the process.
12. Arranging maintenance and monitoring progress of works, liaising with contractors while work is being completed.
13. Obtaining quotations for facilities work.

We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:

1. Previous experience in a Health & Safety role in food/FMCG or manufacturing environment.
2. Proven Health and Safety experience.
3. Excellent analytical skills with good working knowledge of Excel.
4. Energy, enthusiasm and commitment are essential characteristics in this fast-moving environment.
5. Knowledge of The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 plus applicable regulations.
6. IOSH and NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent qualification.
7. Full driver's license.

1. 33 days annual leave including bank holidays.
2. Auto-enrolment pension scheme of 5% matched by employer.
3. Free parking on site with electric charge points.
4. Extensive training available.
5. Healthcare cash plan scheme for all employees after successful probation.
6. Option for private healthcare scheme for employee (BIK) after successful probation.
7. Wellness programmes and Employee Assistance Programme.
8. Employee life assurance.
9. Cycle to work scheme.
10. Team building events.
11. Life assurance.
12. Home technology salary sacrifice scheme.
13. Option to purchase an electric car scheme.
14. Save and you learn scheme.
15. Sick pay.
16. Discounts on personal wills and estates and home utility products.
17. Discounted gym memberships and shopping.
18. Discounted house buying broker network.

Please apply today or call us to discuss this Health & Safety Officer role in more detail!

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.