Health and Safety Coordinator - Wakefield

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Share scheme

Pension contributions

Flexible benefits

Corporate discounts

Free parking

Free drinks and subsidised canteen

Excellent parental benefits

Performance related pay bonus

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Wakefield Operations is seeking a Health and Safety Coordinator to help maintain a safe, healthy, high-performing workplace. You will work with operations teams and site leadership to drive compliance and continuous improvement.

The role combines practical shop-floor engagement with audits, training and project support across the site, promoting a strong safety culture and timely reporting of trends and insights.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting health and safety activities within manufacturing, logistics or operational environments.
• Experience conducting or supporting health and safety risk assessments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across all levels of the business.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyse information, identify risks and support effective problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with legal, company and ISO requirements across the site.
• Coordinate and support risk assessments (task-based, COSHH, fire, DSEAR and contractor-related).
• Assist with incident investigations, identify root causes and implement preventative actions.
• Support development and delivery of site health and safety plans and communications.
• Coordinate safety audits, inspections and monitoring activities.
• Work with stakeholders to safely introduce new products, processes and projects.
• Support occupational health and wellbeing programmes and health surveillance.
• Deliver and coordinate safety inductions and monitor training compliance.

Skills

Health & Safety

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Communications

Microsoft Office

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

NEBOSH General Certificate or NVQ3 in OH&S

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Health and Safety Coordinator - Wakefield

Permanent

Monday- Friday 37.5hrs per week

Salary: Circa £36k

Structured career development + Annual performance related pay bonus and pay reviews + Private Medical Insurance + Share scheme + Competitive pension contributions + Range of flexible benefits and Corporate discounts, holiday buy/sell scheme, optional health care and life assurance + Free parking + Free hot and cold drinks and subsidised canteen + Excellent parental benefits + Flexible working

What you become part of:

Wakefield Operations is one of the largest and most advanced manufacturing facilities within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Producing some of the world’s most recognised brands, the site operates in a fast-paced, highly automated environment where safety, quality and continuous improvement drive everything we do.

With significant investment in people, technology and operational excellence, Wakefield offers the opportunity to build a rewarding career while making a tangible impact on business performance. Collaboration, innovation and development are at the heart of our culture, creating an environment where individuals and teams can thrive.

As a Health & Safety Coordinator, you’ll play an important role in helping us maintain a safe, healthy and high‑performing workplace. Working closely with operational teams and site leadership, you’ll help drive compliance, support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to a culture where everyone takes ownership of safety.

What to expect:

This is a varied role that combines practical shop‑floor engagement with analysis, auditing, training and project support. You’ll work across the site, helping to ensure health and safety standards remain at the heart of everything we do.

• Supporting compliance with legal, company and ISO requirements across the site.
• Coordinating and supporting risk assessments, including task‑based, COSHH, fire, DSEAR and contractor‑related assessments.
• Assisting with incident and accident investigations, ensuring root causes are identified and effective preventative actions are implemented.
• Supporting the development and delivery of site health and safety plans, campaigns and communications.
• Coordinating safety audits, inspections and monitoring activities to ensure standards are maintained and opportunities for improvement are identified.
• Working alongside stakeholders to support the safe introduction of new products, processes and projects.
• Supporting occupational health and wellbeing programmes, including health surveillance activities where required.
• Delivering and coordinating safety inductions and helping monitor training compliance across the site.
• Producing reports, monitoring performance trends and providing insights to support continuous improvement.
• Promoting positive safety behaviours and helping embed a strong safety culture through visible presence and engagement across site.
• Ensuring availability of safety and first aid supplies across the site.

This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact in one of CCEP’s flagship manufacturing operations, helping to protect our people while supporting operational excellence and business performance.

Skills & Essentials:

We’re looking for someone with a passion for health and safety, strong attention to detail and the confidence to build positive relationships across all levels of the business.

Essential:

• Experience supporting health and safety activities within a manufacturing, logistics or operational environment.
• Experience conducting or supporting health and safety risk assessments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across all levels of the business.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyse information, identify risks and support effective problem‑solving.
• A proactive and organised approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A genuine commitment to promoting a positive safety culture and continuous improvement.

Desirable:

• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• NEBOSH General Certificate, NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Health & Safety, or equivalent qualification.
• Experience within an FMCG manufacturing environment, ideally food or beverage production.
• Experience supporting accident and incident investigations.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis techniques and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting ISO management systems and audit programmes.
• Understanding of occupational health and health surveillance processes.

If you’re passionate about creating safer workplaces, enjoy working collaboratively and want to develop your career in a world‑class manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.