Group Health & Safety Support Advisor

Dale Farm Ltd; Cookstown; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Contributory pension

Life Assurance

Job summary

Dale Farm Cooperative is seeking a Health & Safety professional to join our team at the Cookstown site with regular travel to Wrexham. You will support safety walks, risk assessments, training, and incident investigations across multiple sites in the UK and Ireland.

The role offers hybrid working, opportunities for development, and a benefits package including 25 days annual leave and a contributory pension. You will work closely with Group H&S and site teams to drive safety excellence.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out regular safety walks with supervisors and managers.
• Promote hazard reporting and positive safety behaviours.
• Support toolbox talks and safety briefings.
• Assist in delivering safety campaigns and initiatives.
• Provide guidance to employees on basic safety procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Organised

IT literacy

Full driving licence

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Dale Farm Cooperative is a UK dairy farmer co-operative owned by over 1200 dairy farmers who supply us with fresh milk. Dale Farm has operations throughout the UK and Ireland producing and distributing a wide range of dairy products which it sells across the UK and Ireland as well as exporting to over 45 countries worldwide.

At Dale Farm virtually every career discipline is represented in our workforce, from production, engineering and distribution, to sales & marketing and food technology/quality assurance, to Finance, HR and IT through to general management. Our standards are high and when we recruit we are looking for those with energy and drive, who are keen for responsibility and motivated to succeed with a record of achievement and with the potential to develop as the company grows.

Culture

Our culture is based on setting best in class standards, working to-wards and delivering on committed objectives, striving for constant improvement and involving everyone in the company. We strive to develop our people and harness everyone's contribution to deliver a winning team.

The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based workspace.

In return, we offer a high degree of responsibility, plenty of challenge, good opportunities for learning and personal development and rewarding benefit packages, all within a fast moving and results oriented environment.

Core to our success is our people, and we now have a new and exciting opportunity to join our Health & Safety team.

This successful applicant will work closely with Group Health & Safety Advisors, supporting throughout Dale Farm sites.

The initial focus will be at the Cookstown site, with regular travel to Wrexham, Wales site as required.

Key Responsibilities

1. Site Engagement & Presence

• Carry out regular safety walks with supervisors and managers
• Promote hazard reporting and positive safety behaviours
• Support toolbox talks and safety briefings
• Assist in delivering safety campaigns and initiatives
• Provide guidance to employees on basic safety procedures and rules

2. Monitoring & Inspections

• Complete planned safety inspections and record findings
• Monitor workplace conditions and escal… (Truncated?)
• Support internal audits and compliance checks
• Track corrective actions and follow up overdue items
• Observe high-risk activities (LOTO, confined space, hot work, work at height) and report concerns
• Assist with accident and near miss investigations
• Gather statements, photographs and evidence
• Ensure incidents are correctly categorised in the H&S system
• Monitor investigation quality and outstanding actions
• Identify recurring trends and raise to H&S Advisor
• Support departments in reviewing risk assessments
• Help transfer risk assessments into company formats/systems
• Assist in maintaining Safe Systems of Work
• Support COSHH assessments and chemical registers
• Maintain statutory inspection and safety registers

5. Training & Competency Support

• Maintain training matrices and records
• Monitor LMS completion and notify managers of gaps
• Arrange training sessions and bookings
• Deliver basic awareness training once competent
• Support inductions and contractor briefings

6. Systems & Administration

• Maintain accuracy of the H&S management system
• Upload inspections, actions and documentation
• Produce basic reports and statistics
• Maintain noticeboards and site safety communications
• Support preparation of monthly H&S meetings

7. Emergency & Compliance Support

• Support emergency drills and evacuations
• Check first aid and emergency equipment
• Assist with contractor safety compliance
• Support legal compliance tracking activities

Key Relationships

• Production & Maintenance Teams
• Contractors & Visitors
• HR & Training Teams
• Group H&S Team

What we are looking for:

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Organised and methodical approach
• Confident engaging with operational employees
• IT literacy
• Full driving licence
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a Health & Safety role preferably within food manufacturing.
• Good understanding of health & safety legislation and risk management.
• Experience using H&S management systems

Why Dale Farm?

We have a lot to offer our employees, including:

• This role offers hybrid working based on the company’s current hybrid working arrangement.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• contributary company pension
• Life Assurance

Supportive work environment and culture, which is based on our core values:

Teamwork | Positivity | Resolve | Ambition | Curiosity | Accountability

You can find out more about life at Dale Farm on our LinkedIn and Facebook Career pages, and on our company website.

dalefarm.co.uk/careers

Only applications with a valid permit to work in the UK will be accepted.