Health & Safety Coordinator

Product Care Group; Weedon Bec; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work

Life Cover

Job summary

Product Care Group in Northampton is seeking a Health & Safety Coordinator to implement and maintain our H&S management system across two depots. The role supports the promotion of a robust safety culture and ensures certification to BS ISO 45001.

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years in a health & safety focussed role, NEBOSH, IOSH, and experience with H&S MAC tools, with hybrid working and variable hours including nights when needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a Health & Safety focussed role.
• NEBOSH NGC or working towards.
• IOSH Working Safely or Managing Safety, or keen to work towards.
• Experience of the H&S MAC tool is desirable.
• First Aid and/or Fire Marshal experience.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and competent user of MS Office applications.
• Able to remain calm in emergency situations and as/when required, take control and assert authority.
• Experience of managing people is not mandatory but beneficial for future development.
• Candidates with experience in Warehousing, Logistics and Home Delivery are preferred, but transferable skills welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of our health & safety management system at Northampton depots.
• Undertake fixed audits, review risk assessments and respond to H&S events including investigations.
• Collaborate with Warehouse, Facilities & Home Delivery teams to ensure internal inspections and audits.
• Act as local point of contact for colleagues requesting H&S information and advocate for the system.
• Available to work outside normal hours for emergencies and planned night shift observations.

Skills

NEBOSH NGC

IOSH Working Safely

Health & safety exp

MS Office

Communication

Organisational skills

Emergency response

People management

Tools

H&S MAC tool

Job description

Do you have 2 years+ experience in a Health & Safety focussed role?

We have an exciting opportunity available to join our team in Northampton as a Health & Safety Coordinator. The role is a full time, permanent position working 35 hours per week Monday - Friday 09:00-5:00pm.

Our Risk & Compliance team currently runs from our Wigan head office. This is a new role to join our team to be based in Northampton. The expected focus is to be on the management of implementing our Health & Safety Management System at two Northampton depots, by undertaking required activities to ensure the continued certification to BS ISO 45001 (Health & Safety).

This role is to ensure that daily activities, continue to be implemented with health & safety seen as a mandatory function of the business, and of course includes performance of daily, weekly, or monthly audits, checks and inspections.

What's in it for you as our Health & Safety Coordinator?

You'll receive a competitive basic salary plus excellent company benefits including;

• 33 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays) plus an extra day off for your birthday!
• Hybrid flexible working
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Employee discounts off electrical appliances
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Cover (Death in Service Payments)

As our Health & Safety Coordinator your key responsibilities and will include;

• Manage the implementation of our management system and support managers in the promotion and implementation of a successful program of H&S management
• Undertake a fixed program of auditing policies, processes and working practices, reviewing risk assessments and responding to Health & Safety events, accidents or near misses, including undertaking investigations at our Northampton warehouses.
• Liaise and collaborate with onsite management teams from Warehouse, Facilities & Home Delivery teams to ensure the performance of internal inspections and audits across the sites and perform monitoring, measurement and analysis of H&S performance.
• Act as local point of contact for colleagues requesting H&S/risk-based information and be a clear advocate for the H&S management system leading by example.
• Available to work outside of normal 9-5 hours where required in response to emergencies.
• The role also requires some work to be undertaken at planned times outside of normal hours such as night shift observations, drug & alcohol screening or audits.

Our ideal candidate will have the following skills / experience;

• Minimum 2 years experience in a Health & Safety focussed role
• NEBOSH NGC or be keen to work towards.
• IOSH Working Safely or Managing Safety, or keen to work towards
• Experience of the H&S MAC tool is desirable
• Previous First Aid and/or Fire Marshal experience
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and competent user of MS Office applications
• Able to remain calm in emergency situations and as/when required, take control and assert relevant and appropriate authority
• Ability to view issues with impartiality, provide clear impartial advice, empathize with colleagues and influence behaviours.
• Experience of managing people is not mandatory but will potentially be beneficial for future development.
• Candidates with experience in Warehousing. Logistics and Home Delivery businesses are preferred, but candidates with transferable skills will be invited to interview

This role is ideally for someone who already holds a NEBOSH qualification in the management and implementation of Health & safety, preferably the National General certificate, but training and progression towards this is available for the right candidate. The role will be subject to development towards other professional qualifications in Health & Safety including but not limited to NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate and NEBOSH Risk Assessment of Manual Handling.

About us

Product Care Group is a privately owned, dynamic business, focused on providing home appliance solutions to retailers, consumers and business to business customers. We take care of the complete supply chain from product sourcing and factory management to home delivery and everything in between.

2 years+ experience in a Health & Safety focussed role, NEBOSH NGC or be keen to work towards. IOSH Working Safely or Managing Safety, or keen to work towards