Health & Safety Advisor - Printcraft

Card Factory; Baildon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK retailer as a Health & Safety Advisor at their Printcraft site in Baildon. You'll drive the safety culture forward, ensuring compliance and training while managing health and safety policies. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25% colleague discount

Save As You Earn scheme

Financial Wellbeing Support

Seasonal incentive schemes

Opportunities for Retail Apprenticeships

Access to learning and development content

Discounted mobile contracts

Discounts at UK retailers

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate required.
• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits and accident investigations.
• Deliver competent Health and Safety advice.
• Support policy development and incident investigations.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Self-Organization

Pragmatic Attitude

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

Tools

Health & Safety Management Software

Job description

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Job Introduction

Are you passionate about health and safety and ready to make a real impact? This is an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Advisor to join the Card Factory team at our Printcraft manufacturing site in Baildon, West Yorkshire.

We benefit from our own large-scale Printcraft print facility, which can produce 270 million cards per annum, with new ranges produced regularly. As the on-site health and safety contact, you’ll play a key role in driving our safety culture forward. With a clear H&S strategy plan, an internal compliance programme, and a new safety management system already in place, you’ll be joining at a pivotal time to help shape and deliver meaningful change.

Role Responsibilities

1. Compliance & Auditing

• Conduct internal audits and accident investigations, tracking improvements and celebrating success
• Monitor safety data and trends, providing coaching and support
• Maintain legal compliance documentation and support third-party inspections
• Collaborate with Property and Fulfilment teams on asset and audit management
• Complete accident investigations and follow up on near misses and incidents
• Monitor data and identify trends, providing additional support and coaching where necessary
• Create, maintain, and manage Health and Safety Policy Requirements on site in line with Card Factory Group Standards
• Represent Card Factory professionally when meeting with external stakeholders relating to H&S (e.g., Claims Inspectors/Auditors), organizing completion of remedial actions as required

Training & Engagement

• Deliver competent H&S advice
• Run Health and Safety Meetings for both shop floor and senior management
• Lead toolbox talks and manage the Safety Management System (HSMS)
• Develop and maintain Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) using our LMS platform
• Ensure through coaching and education that the Printcraft site and colleagues follow Group H&S Policies and Procedures

Policy & Legislative Adherence

• Support policy development and ensure alignment with group standards
• Monitor performance indicators and contribute to board-level reporting
• Assist in managing incident investigations and risk mitigation strategies

The Ideal Candidate

• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (minimum requirement)
• Experience managing Health & Safety Management Software
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to simplify complex issues
• Excellent time management and self-organisation
• A can-do attitude, with a pragmatic, trustworthy, and approachable nature

Come and join us to help shape a safer, smarter future at Card Factory.

About The Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020, we launched a 5-year business strategy aiming to become a true Omni-channel retailer, investing significantly in our colleagues and creating opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

We offer a wide range of benefits to support your well-being, including:

• 25% colleague discount
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Opportunities for Retail Apprenticeships
• Access to learning and development content
• Discounted mobile contracts
• Discounts at UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme

If this role matches your aspirations, click apply now. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once enough applications are received. Apply early to avoid disappointment. No agencies, please.