Graduate Health And Safety

Apex Appoint; Ickleford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growth-focused FMCG company in Ickleford is seeking an HSE Coordinator to enhance safety protocols and promote a positive safety culture on site. You will collaborate with managers, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with ISO standards. The ideal candidate holds a NEBOSH certification and has a proactive approach to improving safety processes. Join a team that values your contributions and offers real development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive management

Qualifications

• Experience in driving safety culture on site.
• Must be organized and proactive in improving processes.
• Ability to engage and influence all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Drive a positive safety culture across FMCG site.
• Support managers in setting and achieving realistic safety targets.
• Conduct audits and implement genuine accountability measures.
• Maintain meaningful ISO standards.
• Control contractors and ensure compliance with safety protocols.
• Participate in sustainability projects.

Skills

NEBOSH certification

Understanding of ISO 45001 & 14001

Influence without drama

Confident to challenge

Organizational skills

Education

NEBOSH certification

Job description

If you’re the type of HSE professional who hides behind paperwork, this won’t be for you.

This site wants someone visible. Someone who can walk the floor, spot the gaps, call things out, and bring people with them. They’re growing, investing and tightening up standards- but they need a coordinator who actually makes things happen, not just updates a SharePoint folder.

The role in a nutshell

You’ll be the right hand to the HSE Manager, helping set the pace on safety, environment and sustainability.

You’ll coach supervisors, challenge contractors, fix weak processes and turn “we’ve always done it this way” into something safer and smarter.

And you’ll be part of a team that actually listens- not one that files your audits in a drawer.

What you’ll own

• Driving a positive, confident safety culture across a busy FMCG site
• Supporting managers to set realistic targets (and making sure they hit them)
• Audits, investigations, improvements- not box-ticking, genuine accountability
• Maintaining ISO 45001 & 14001 standards that mean something, not just pass an audit
• Contractor control : approvals, RAMS checks, inductions, and making sure they’re actually working safely
• Building solid risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Getting involved in sustainability projects that go further than “turn the lights off”
• Walking the floor daily- talking, challenging, coaching

What they need from you

• NEBOSH as a minimum
• Solid understanding of ISO 45001 & 14001
• Someone who can influence up, down and sideways- without drama
• Confident enough to challenge, smart enough to collaborate
• Member of IOSH / IEMA helpful, but mindset matters more
• Organised, curious and not afraid to say, “This isn’t good enough — here’s what we’re doing.”

What’s in it for you

A site on the up. A manager who backs you. A team that actually wants to do things better.

And proper development- not the usual “maybe next year” conversation.

If you’re ready for a role where your work gets seen, used and appreciated, drop me a message. Let’s talk