Health & Safety Co-ordinator

Uniting Holding; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A food production company in Bury St Edmunds seeks a motivated Health & Safety Co-ordinator to support safety initiatives. This role offers a salary of £30,000, 28 days’ holiday, and opportunities for training in health and safety compliance. Ideal candidates should have good communication and IT skills, with experience preferred but not required.

Benefits

28 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Access to GroceryAid

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a health and safety role is ideal.
• Working knowledge of UK safety, health and environmental law.
• Full training will be provided for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Promote awareness of health and safety policies.
• Ensure a safe workplace free from risks.
• Conduct assessments of health and safety risks.
• Maintain health and safety records and documentation.
• Investigate incidents and accidents.

Skills

Good written and oral communication skills

Sound IT literacy

Positive work attitude

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Job description

Health & Safety Co-ordinator

Bury St Edmunds

Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00

Salary £30,000

Join Direct Table Foods as our new Health & Safety Co-ordinator.

We’re looking for a motivated and organised Health & Safety Co-ordinator to support our SHE Manager in maintaining and promoting a strong safety culture across Direct Table Foods.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a keen interest in health and safety who wants to develop their career in a supportive and practical environment. You’ll play a key role in helping ensure the workplace is safe, compliant, and aligned with our values. We are looking for someone with a positive work attitude who has sound IT literacy.

You will also need good written and oral communication skills and the ability to develop and implement health and safety performance related systems and procedures.

Ideally you will already be experienced in a health and safety role with working knowledge of UK safety, health and environmental law, with a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent. However, for the right person, full training would be given.

To give you an idea of what this role entails, here are some of the duties covered by our Health & Safety Co-ordinator:

• Promote awareness of suitable and relevant health and safety policies and procedures

• Ensure that the company provides a safe workplace without risk to safety and health

• Ensure that the company provides safe plant and machinery, alongside safe movement, storage and use of articles and substances

• Complete proper and timely assessment of risks to health and safety, and implementation of measures and arrangements identified as necessary from the assessments

• Provision of emergency procedures, first aid facilities, safety signs, relevant protective clothing and equipment

• Help maintain health and safety records, reports, and documentation

• Surveillance and reporting on health and safety practices and systems

• Complete weekly departmental checks and monthly site audits

• Investigate accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents

• Consult and communicate any health and safety related matters with employees

• Assist with the Health and Safety Committee

• Maintain first aid and fire marshal requirements

• Support the delivery of health, safety and environmental initiatives on site

What we can offer you:

• Salary £30,000

• 28 days’ holiday including bank holidays. An option to purchase up to 5 extra days

• Access to GroceryAid, which provides emotional, practical and financial support

• Benefits and recognition hub - including amazing colleague discounts