Health and Safety Team Leader

Location: Appleby Magna,(DE12 8AA)
Hours: PM Shift - hours will be 14:30 - 23:00.
Salary: £34,608 per annum, plus 30 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

As Health and Team Leader you will effectively embed Unipart Health and Safety policy and procedures across the shift through coordinating and monitoring safety-related systems. You will also promote an understanding that the effective management of health and safety is an integral part of efficient business and operational management.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

1. Support teams on health and safety legislation, safe methods of working, prevention of hazards to health, and the suitability of plant, protective equipment, and control measures to ensure a positive culture and high standards are achieved.
2. Understand and promote the use of Unipart Group Health and Safety Policies and procedures.
3. Support the delivery of the Safety, Health, Environmental and Wellbeing (SHW) Plan and completion of associated actions.
4. Arrange and deliver Health and Safety courses, inductions, and meetings, producing materials and agendas as required.
5. Facilitate the reporting and investigation of all Health and Safety incidents, ensuring root causes are identified and recommendations made are delivered to prevent recurrence and improve controls.
6. Coach and mentor leaders to improve their investigation skills and ensure that lessons learned are shared across sections/departments.
7. Update reports, provide statistical summaries of incidents to management, and draw attention to significant trends and occurrences.
8. Work alongside cross-functionally to facilitate the completion of risk assessments, SOPs, audits, and corrective/preventative actions.

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

1. Minimum NEBOSH Certificate.
2. Good IT skills, with knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Office.
3. Effective interpersonal, management, and communication skills.
4. Organised with an eye for detail.
5. Data interrogation, analysis, and presentation.
6. Demonstrable understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
7. In-depth knowledge of working in Logistics supply chains.
8. Ability to develop and deliver training material.
9. Ability to build credible relationships with internal and external interdependencies.
10. Full UK manual driving license.
11. Good report writing and presentation skills.

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation, we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

You may also have experience in the following: Health and Safety Coordinator, Safety Team Leader, Health and Safety Manager, Safety Supervisor, Health and Safety Officer, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, SHE Manager, Safety and Compliance Manager, Health and Safety Advisor, Risk and Safety Manager, Safety Trainer, EHS Officer, Environmental Health and Safety Leader, Compliance and Safety Officer, Safety Advisor, NEBOSH Certified Safety Manager, Health and Safety Consultant, HSE Manager, H&S Supervisor, SHEQ Manager, Safety Compliance Officer, Health and Safety Executive, H&S Consultant, H&S Lead, etc.

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