Health And Safety Officer

ZipRecruiter; Redditch; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

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Job Description

Health & Safety Officer

Location: Redditch

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: up to £28,000pa

Join the Team & Make a Difference!

Are you passionate about creating a safe and positive workplace? Do you have a keen eye for detail and the drive to promote a strong health & safety culture? If so, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a Health & Safety Officer to support our H&S Manager in ensuring compliance, continuous improvement, and best practices across our operations.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Assisting managers in developing and maintaining operational risk assessments.
• Creating and updating safe working procedures in line with company and legal standards.
• Conducting regular site inspections and audits, ensuring corrective actions are taken.
• Keeping teams informed on H&S legislation updates and best practices.
• Investigating incidents and implementing measures to prevent recurrence.
• Providing expert advice on fire safety, first aid, manual handling, and more.
• Delivering engaging H&S training sessions for staff.
• Carrying out COSHH assessments and ensuring compliance with control measures.
• Supporting directors and managers with professional H&S guidance.
• Ensuring all necessary health surveillance is completed and recorded accurately.

What We’re Looking For:

Essential Skills & Qualities:

• Strong organisational skills – ability to multitask and prioritise
• Excellent communication – capable of training staff and leading meetings.
• A team player with a passion for driving H&S standards.
• IT literate (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Desirable (but not essential):

• Previous experience in a Health & Safety role.
• Relevant H&S qualification (NVQ Level 3 / NEBOSH General Certificate).
• Experience with ISO 45001 standards.
• Membership of IOSH or a similar institution.