Health & Safety Coordinator

Pertemps; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Pertemps is seeking an HSE Coordinator for our Tewkesbury site to support day-to-day Health, Safety and Environmental activities within a busy manufacturing environment.

You will assist with risk assessments, COSHH, safety documentation and workplace inspections while promoting a positive safety culture. The role involves close collaboration with production and engineering teams and regular safety briefings.

Qualifications

• Experience in Health & Safety in manufacturing or similar environments.
• Good understanding of COSHH and risk assessments.
• Proactive with documenting and communicating safety measures.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Health, Safety and Environmental activities across the manufacturing site.
• Assist with risk assessments and workplace inspections.
• Develop and maintain Safe Systems of Work and safety documentation.
• Maintain and update Health & Safety records and COSHH register.
• Review Safety Data Sheets and support COSHH risk assessments.
• Carry out workplace inspections and identify hazards.
• Assist with internal Health & Safety audits and inspections.
• Promote safe working practices and PPE.
• Support with employee inductions and safety briefings.
• Identify practical safety improvements with production and engineering teams.

Skills

HSE knowledge

Risk assessments

COSHH

Communication

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate (or working towards)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

HSE Coordinator required in Tewkesbury

Salary: £35,000 per annum,

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent.

Excellent opportunity to join an established manufacturing business in a varied Health, Safety and Environmental role, supporting safe working practices across a busy production environment. This position would suit someone with previous Health & Safety experience or a good understanding of HSE within manufacturing, production or engineering who is looking to continue developing their career.

Job Description

The HSE Coordinator will work closely with the HSE Manager and wider production and engineering teams to support day-to-day Health, Safety and Environmental activities across the site. You will assist with risk assessments, workplace inspections, COSHH, safety documentation, audits and incident investigations while helping to promote a positive safety culture throughout the business.

This is a hands-on position where you will regularly engage with employees across the production environment, helping to identify potential risks and ensuring appropriate procedures and controls are followed.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Health, Safety and Environmental activities across the manufacturing site.
• Assist with general and task-specific risk assessments.
• Support the development and maintenance of Safe Systems of Work.
• Maintain and update Health & Safety documentation and records.
• Assist with the management of the site COSHH register.
• Review Safety Data Sheets and support COSHH risk assessments.
• Help ensure substances are correctly stored, handled, segregated and labelled.
• Carry out regular workplace inspections and identify potential hazards.
• Support internal Health & Safety audits and inspections.
• Monitor actions following audits and ensure appropriate improvements are completed.
• Support employee inductions, refresher training and Health & Safety awareness.
• Assist with toolbox talks and safety briefings.
• Promote safe working practices and appropriate use of PPE.
• Assist with investigations into accidents, incidents, spills and near misses.
• Help identify root causes and appropriate corrective actions.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to identify practical safety improvements.
• Support environmental protection and compliance activities.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute towards continuous improvement across the site.

About You

• Previous experience within Health & Safety or a similar role would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of a manufacturing, production or engineering environment.
• Practical understanding of workplace Health & Safety and safe working practices.
• Some knowledge of COSHH and risk assessments would be beneficial.
• Confident communicating and working closely with production and engineering teams.
• Strong organisational skills with good attention to detail.
• Comfortable maintaining accurate documentation and records.
• Proactive approach with the confidence to identify and raise potential Health & Safety concerns.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to suggest practical improvements.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with employees throughout the business.
• Willingness to learn and continue developing Health & Safety knowledge.

Desirable

• NEBOSH General Certificate or currently working towards a relevant Health & Safety qualification.
• Previous experience within manufacturing, engineering or production.
• Knowledge of COSHH and Safety Data Sheets.
• Experience completing or supporting workplace risk assessments.
• Previous involvement with audits or workplace inspections.
• Experience delivering toolbox talks or safety briefings.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance.

What is on Offer

• Salary of £35,000 per annum.
• Full-time permanent position.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Varied role covering Health, Safety and Environmental responsibilities.
• Opportunity to develop further knowledge of COSHH and chemical safety.
• Hands-on role working closely with production and engineering teams.
• Long-term opportunity within an established manufacturing business.